Who will Waldo Cortes Acosta 🇩🇴 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Vitor Petrino (13%), no event announced yet. Next: Serghei Spivac (12%), Curtis Blaydes (6%).
Latest status: Last fight: Lost to Curtis Blaydes (Decision (unanimous), Noche UFC, 12 Sep 2026). No fight announced.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 13%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #6 and #8, neither has a fight booked. Vitor Petrino won last time out, against Serghei Spivac (22 Aug 2026). Riser.
- 12%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #6 and #9, neither has a fight booked. Serghei Spivac lost last time out, against Vitor Petrino (22 Aug 2026).
- 6%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #6 and #5, neither has a fight booked. Curtis Blaydes won last time out, against Waldo Cortes-Acosta (12 Sep 2026).
Field / other: 69%, including Ante Delija 6%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Loss vs Curtis Blaydes · Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00 · Noche UFC · 12 Sep 2026
- Career stage
- 2 straight losses: steps back.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 17-4-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Curtis Blaydes 🇺🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado | |
| L | Alexander Volkov 🇷🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 328 | |
| W | Derrick Lewis 🇺🇸 | TKO (punches) · R2, 3:14 | 2 | 3:14 | UFC 324 | |
| W | Shamil Gaziev 🇧🇭 | KO (punches) · R1, 1:22 | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | |
| W | Ante Delija 🇭🇷 | KO (punches) · R1, 3:59 | 1 | 3:59 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich 🇷🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | |
| W | Serghei Spivac 🇲🇩 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 316 | |
| W | Ryan Spann 🇺🇸 | KO (punches) · R2, 4:48 | 2 | 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | |
| W | Robelis Despaigne 🇨🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento | |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | |
| W | Łukasz Brzeski | KO (punches) · R1, 3:01 | 1 | 3:01 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | |
| L | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón | |
| W | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba | |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | |
| W | Danilo Suzart | TKO (punches) · R1, 3:40 | 1 | 3:40 | Dana White's Contender Series 48 | |
| W | Thomas Petersen | TKO (punches) · R3, 4:53 | 3 | 4:53 | LFA 129 | |
| W | Derrick Weaver | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:22 | 2 | 0:22 | LFA 124 | |
| W | Muhammed DeReese | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 271 | |
| W | Jordan Powell | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | RUF 43 | |
| W | Edison Lopes | Submission (kimura) · R1, 3:12 | 1 | 3:12 | RUF 42 | |
| W | Odell Pantin | KO (punch) · R2, 1:23 | 2 | 1:23 | Iron Boy MMA 11 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Waldo Cortes Acosta: frequently asked questions
When is Waldo Cortes Acosta's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Waldo Cortes Acosta fight last?
Waldo Cortes Acosta lost to Curtis Blaydes at Noche UFC on 12 Sep 2026 (Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00).
Who is Waldo Cortes Acosta likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Vitor Petrino (13%), Serghei Spivac (12%), Curtis Blaydes (6%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Waldo Cortes Acosta's record?
17-4-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.