Saturday, March 15, 2025Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Waldo Cortes Acosta defeated Ryan Spann by TKO in round 2 (4:48) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2, held Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Ryan Spann
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Waldo Cortes AcostaRyan Spann
1
Knockdowns0
66 / 111
Significant strikes23 / 86
59%
Sig. strike accuracy27%
77 / 123
Total strikes24 / 87
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:57
Control time0:05
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Waldo Cortes AcostaRyan Spann
5685%1148%
Head
46%522%
Body
69%730%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
92%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Waldo Cortes Acosta66 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4949/86
44/6
66/8
Clinch
11/2
0
0
Ground
66/9
0
0
Ryan Spann23 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1111/70
44/8
77/7
Clinch
0
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Waldo Cortes AcostaRyan Spann
R1
27
12
10-910-910-9
R2
39
11
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: Waldo Cortes Acosta
0
Knockdowns0
27 / 49
Significant strikes12 / 33
55%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
31 / 53
Total strikes13 / 34
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:49
Control time0:05
Round 2
1
Knockdowns0
39 / 62
Significant strikes11 / 53
63%
Sig. strike accuracy21%
46 / 70
Total strikes11 / 53
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:08
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Betting Odds
Waldo Cortes Acosta
-262
72% implied win probability
Open: -177Best: -188
Ryan Spann
+234
30% implied win probability
Open: +146Best: +440
Average moneyline across 18 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Ryan Spann | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4casters | -213 | +194 | |
| Bet105 | -227 | +195 | |
| BetAnything | -230 | +190 | |
| BetMGM | -225 | +185 | |
| BetOnline | -232 | +197 | |
| BetRivers | -230 | +180 | |
| BetUS | -235 | +194 | |
| Betway | -667 | +375 | |
| Bookmaker | -215 | +172 | |
| Bovada | -235 | +195 | |
| Caesars | -230 | +190 | |
| Circa | -220 | +190 | |
| Cloudbet | -224 | +199 | |
| DraftKings | -620 | +400 | |
| FanDuel | -700 | +440 | |
| mybookie | -650 | +350 | |
| Pinnacle | -240 | +205 | |
| SXBet | -188 | +156 |
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
- Ryan Spann's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Waldo Cortes Acosta lands 5.03 significant strikes a minute, more than 87% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Boxing
- 2023Blue belt · BJJJavier Torres
- 2022LFA Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Alliance
- 2022Contract winner · DWCSHeavyweight
Ryan Spann
BJJTaekwondoKarate
- —Blue belt · BJJBrian Hall
- 2018LFA Light Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Alliance
- 2014Hero FC Middleweight ChampionshipHero FC
- 2018Contract winner · DWCS
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
72%76%
Head
14%18%
Body
14%6%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Waldo Cortes Acostalast 12 fights
73%19%
Ryan Spannlast 8 fights
63%9%28%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Waldo Cortes Acosta Ryan Spann
Strikes landed / min
5.033.06
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersRyan Spann · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.444.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersRyan Spann · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.361.14
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersRyan Spann · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersRyan Spann · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%51%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersRyan Spann · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.101.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Waldo Cortes Acosta · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersRyan Spann · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.03
Strikes landed / min3.06
3.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.16
0.36 / 0.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.14 / 3.5
50%
Takedown accuracy33%
69%
Takedown defence51%
1:02
Control time / fight1:14
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min1.70
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
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
Ryan Spann19 UFC fights · 322 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%174/609
11%37/61
6%19/19
Clinch
6%20/30
3%9/9
0%0/0
Ground
16%50/71
4%13/13
0%0/1
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
Waldo Cortes Acosta10 of 21 ended early · 48%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Ryan Spann30 of 36 ended early · 83%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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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- WUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Heavyweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac · Nov 19, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
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- WDanilo SuzartDana White's Contender Series 48 · Aug 2, 2022TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Heavyweight
- W
- WDerrick WeaverLFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes · Feb 11, 2022TKO · R2 · 0:28 · Heavyweight
- W
- WJordan PowellRUF 43 · Aug 29, 2021Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WEdison LopesRUF 42: Road to ONE · Jul 31, 2021Submission · R1 · 3:12 · Heavyweight
- WOdell PantinIron Boy MMA 11 · May 19, 2018TKO · R2 · 1:23 · Heavyweight
Ryan Spann3-2
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Heavyweight
- WUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024Submission · R1 · 1:35 · Light Heavyweight
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- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023SD · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić · May 14, 2022Submission · R1 · 2:22 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann · Sep 18, 2021Submission · R1 · 3:47 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad · Mar 13, 2021TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley · Sep 19, 2020TKO · R1 · 2:43 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · Oct 12, 2019Submission · R2 · 2:01 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders · Sep 22, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 10 · Jun 19, 2018Submission · R1 · 0:26 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WMyron DennisLFA 27: Watley vs. Wilson · Nov 10, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Light Heavyweight
- WLemarcus TuckerLFA 23: Krantz vs. Nakashima · Sep 22, 2017Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Light Heavyweight
- LDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 3 · Jul 25, 2017KO · R1 · 0:15 · Light Heavyweight
- WRoman PizzolatoWFC 72 · May 13, 2017Submission · R1 · 0:20 · Middleweight
- L
- LRobert DrysdaleLegacy FC 58 · Jul 22, 2016Submission · R2 · 2:58 · Light Heavyweight
- WAaron DavisLegacy FC 52 · Mar 25, 2016Submission · R1 · 2:53 · Light Heavyweight
- LLeo LeiteLegacy FC 48 · Nov 13, 2015Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WLarry CroweLegacy FC 42 · Jun 26, 2015TKO · R1 · 0:08 · Middleweight
- WDwight GipsonVFA: Round 5 · May 9, 2015Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Middleweight
- WArtenas YoungFury FC 4 · Feb 13, 2015Submission · R3 · 2:32 · Middleweight
- LBrandon FarranBest of the Best 3 · Sep 12, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Middleweight
- WRandy McCartyBest of the Best 1 · Feb 1, 2014Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WJhonoven PatiTexas Pride · Sep 28, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:32 · Middleweight
- WBrandon AtkinsPride of the Valley 2 · Jun 21, 2013Submission · R1 · 0:44 · Middleweight
- WSteven ZamoraEl Orgullo del Valle · Mar 16, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:25
- WAaron LebrunVFA: Round 1 · Feb 16, 2013Submission
Frequently asked questions
Who won Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Ryan Spann?
Waldo Cortes Acosta defeated Ryan Spann by TKO in round 2 (4:48) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2, held Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.