Saturday, May 9, 2026Prudential Center, Newark, United States
Alexander Volkov defeated Waldo Cortes Acosta by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland, held Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Alexander Volkov won the decision.
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Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes Acosta
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Alexander VolkovWaldo Cortes Acosta
0
Knockdowns0
88 / 143
Significant strikes54 / 130
62%
Sig. strike accuracy42%
88 / 143
Total strikes54 / 130
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:03
Control time0:01
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Alexander VolkovWaldo Cortes Acosta
2225%3056%
Head
2326%611%
Body
4349%1833%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
96%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Alexander Volkov88 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2222/70
2323/29
4343/44
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Waldo Cortes Acosta54 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3030/91
55/12
1818/26
Clinch
0
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Alexander VolkovWaldo Cortes Acosta
R1
33
15
10-910-910-9
R2
34
22
10-910-910-9
R3
21
17
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Alexander Volkov
0
Knockdowns0
33 / 44
Significant strikes15 / 33
75%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
33 / 44
Total strikes15 / 33
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Alexander Volkov
0
Knockdowns0
34 / 56
Significant strikes22 / 47
61%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
34 / 56
Total strikes22 / 47
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Alexander Volkov
0
Knockdowns0
21 / 43
Significant strikes17 / 50
49%
Sig. strike accuracy34%
21 / 43
Total strikes17 / 50
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:03
Control time0:01
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
12
Alexander Volkov
3
Waldo Cortes Acosta
●29-28 Volkov×12●29-28 Acosta×3
All 15 media scorecards
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight29-28Volkov
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Volkov
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com29-28Volkov
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Volkov
- MMA Latinoamerica29-28Volkov
- Drake Riggs · Uncrowned29-28Volkov
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28Volkov
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Volkov
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Volkov
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Volkov
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Volkov
- MMAFighting.com29-28Volkov
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Acosta
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Acosta
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Acosta
Fan Scorecards
371 fan scorecards submitted
68%
Alexander Volkov
2%
Draw
30%
Waldo Cortes Acosta
●29-28 Volkov54.7%●29-28 Acosta26.7%●30-27 Volkov12.4%●30-27 Acosta3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
70%
Volkov
R2
88%
Volkov
R3
82%
Acosta
Betting Odds
Alexander Volkov
-139
58% implied win probability
Open: -169Best: -125
Waldo Cortes Acosta
+118
46% implied win probability
Open: +137Best: +136
Average moneyline across 23 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Alexander Volkov | Waldo Cortes Acosta |
|---|---|---|
| 4casters | -134 | +124 |
| 4Cx | -146 | +122 |
| Bet105 | -145 | +129 |
| BetAnything | -135 | +105 |
| BetMGM | -135 | +110 |
| BetOnline | -155 | +135 |
| BetRivers | -141 | +114 |
| BetUS | -140 | +118 |
| Betway | -150 | +120 |
| Bookmaker | -130 | +110 |
| Bovada | -135 | +116 |
| Caesars | -135 | +115 |
| Circa | -145 | +125 |
| Cloudbet | -139 | +112 |
| DraftKings | -125 | +105 |
| FanDuel | -126 | +108 |
| HardRockBet | -140 | +115 |
| MyBookie | -139 | +113 |
| Pinnacle | -133 | +118 |
| Polymarket | -133 | +127 |
| ProphetX | -150 | +136 |
| Stake | -141 | +111 |
| SXBet | -149 | +127 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Waldo Cortes Acosta lands 5.03 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
- Alexander Volkov lands 5.08 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Alexander Volkov
KarateKickboxingBoxingHand-to-Hand CombatBJJ
- —Black belt · Karate
- 2016M-1 Challenge Heavyweight ChampionshipM-1 Global
- 2012Bellator Heavyweight World ChampionshipBellator MMA
- 2014Champion · Bellator Heavyweight Tournamentheavyweight
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Boxing
- 2023Blue belt · BJJJavier Torres
- 2022LFA Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Alliance
- 2022Contract winner · DWCSHeavyweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
59%72%
Head
22%14%
Body
20%14%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Alexander Volkovlast 7 fights
65%28%
Waldo Cortes Acostalast 12 fights
73%19%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Alexander Volkov· from fights outside the UFC Waldo Cortes Acosta· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.085.03
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alexander Volkov · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.063.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alexander Volkov · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.610.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alexander Volkov · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
63%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alexander Volkov · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%70%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alexander Volkov · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alexander Volkov · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersWaldo Cortes Acosta · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.08
Strikes landed / min5.03
3.06
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.44
0.61 / 1.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.36 / 0.7
63%
Takedown accuracy50%
69%
Takedown defence70%
1:12
Control time / fight1:02
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Alexander Volkov19 UFC fights · 1250 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%581/1321
19%232/301
19%243/287
Clinch
6%71/111
2%30/34
0%3/3
Ground
7%82/103
1%7/7
0%1/1
Waldo Cortes Acosta15 UFC fights · 830 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%503/1275
12%103/153
14%114/143
Clinch
3%22/40
1%10/11
0%2/2
Ground
9%75/120
0%1/1
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Alexander Volkov33 of 51 ended early · 65%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Waldo Cortes Acosta10 of 21 ended early · 48%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Alexander Volkov4-1
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- W
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- L
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- W
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- L
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- WUFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
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- LBellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LBellator 136: Brooks vs. Jansen · Apr 10, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WAlexei KudinUnion MMA Pro 2015 · Feb 21, 2015Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WRoy BoughtonTech-KREP FC · Dec 12, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 84 · Dec 14, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 75 · Oct 5, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WStefan StankovićMFP: Mayor Cup 2012 · May 26, 2012TKO · R1 · 4:27 · Heavyweight
- W
- WArsen AbdulkerimovM-1 Global: Battle Of The Legends · Nov 20, 2011TKO · R1 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
- WBakhodir IbragimovCorona Cup 1 · Oct 7, 2011TKO · R2 · 2:22 · Heavyweight
- WNedyalko KaradjovS-70: Plotforma Cup 2011 · Aug 5, 2011TKO
- W
- WRuslan ChapkoVoronezh Interregional 2011 · Jan 13, 2011TKO · Heavyweight
- LPat BennettM-1 Challenge 22 · Dec 10, 2010Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WEvgeny BabichLipetsk Mixfight Cup 4 · Sep 17, 2010TKO · R1 · 2:10 · Heavyweight
- WEldar YagudinField Of Arms · Aug 6, 2010TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Heavyweight
- L
- WAlexander RomaschenkoM-1 · May 28, 2010· R1 · 2:59 · Heavyweight
- WVitaly YalovenkoM-1 · Apr 10, 2010TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Heavyweight
- WIbragim MagomedovM-1 Challenge 20 · Dec 3, 2009Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WSmbat ZakaryanProFC 10: Union Nation Cup (Stage 3) · Oct 30, 2009TKO · R1 · 4:20 · Heavyweight
- WAbdulkhalik MagomedovM-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 8) · Oct 4, 2009TKO · R1 · 4:43 · Heavyweight
- LAkhmed SultanovM-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 4) · Jun 23, 2009· R1 · 2:50 · Heavyweight
- WAdam AlikhanovM-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 3) · May 28, 2009TKO · R1 · 0:20 · Heavyweight
- WNikolai PleshakovM-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 2) · Apr 19, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes Acosta3-2
- LNoche UFC: Silva vs Delgado · Sep 12, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
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- W
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- W
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes Acosta?
Alexander Volkov defeated Waldo Cortes Acosta by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland, held Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Alexander Volkov won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes Acosta?
The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Alexander Volkov won the decision.
Was Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes Acosta a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 68% of 371 fan cards scored it for Alexander Volkov; 80% of 15 media scores picked Alexander Volkov.