Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
17-3-0
RESULT

Waldo Cortes Acosta def. Jared Vanderaa (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Jared Vanderaa
Jared Vanderaa
12-10-0
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Waldo Cortes Acosta defeated Jared Vanderaa by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen, held Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Waldo Cortes Acosta
Jared Vanderaa
0
Knockdowns
0
73 of 158
Significant strikes
56 of 138
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
41%
73 of 158
Total strikes
59 of 143
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:03
Control time
0:13
Significant strikes by target
41 of 117
Head
12 of 92
26 of 32
Body
5 of 5
6 of 9
Leg
39 of 41
73 of 157
Distance
52 of 128
0 of 1
Clinch
4 of 10
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
22 of 39
Sig. str.
13 of 36
22 of 39
Total str.
13 of 36
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
25 of 53
Sig. str.
21 of 51
25 of 53
Total str.
24 of 56
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
26 of 66
Sig. str.
22 of 51
26 of 66
Total str.
22 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-3-0
Record
12-10-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
34
6'4"
Height
6'4"
78"
Reach
80"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.34
SLpM
4.96
48%
Str. Acc.
44%
3.63
SApM
5.67
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.40
TD Avg.
0.18
50%
TD Acc.
50%
73%
TD Def.
20%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Waldo Cortes Acosta · 3-2
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 3:14 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Shamil Gaziev
    UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs HookerSat, Nov 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ante Delija
    UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs OnamaSat, Nov 1, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Sergei Pavlovich
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangSat, Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Jared Vanderaa · 0-5
  • L
    Waldo Cortes Acosta
    UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs AllenSat, Oct 29, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Chase Sherman
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs FizievSat, Jul 9, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 3:10 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Aleksei Oleinik
    UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean ZombieSat, Apr 9, 2022
    Submission · R1 · 3:39 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Alexandr Romanov
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs RodriguezSat, Oct 9, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 4:43 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 7 fights
58.4
Avg sig. strikes
56.7
0.31
Avg takedowns
0.00
1:04
Avg control time
0:36
147
Career high strikes
121
3
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Waldo Cortes Acosta
Strike target
Jared Vanderaa
71%
Head
52%
15%
Body
22%
14%
Leg
26%
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Strike position
Jared Vanderaa
88%
Distance
87%
3%
Clinch
11%
9%
Ground
2%