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WC
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14 UFC bouts · last fought 12 Sept 2026
Waldo Cortes Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
UFC rec10-4-0
Elo1681
Strike acc48%
Strike def55%
TD defence70%
KO · SUB5 · 0
Age34
Reach198 cm
Orthodox
Last 5WinWinWinLossLoss
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 24 Jan 2026, 00:00 · completed
Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Derrick Lewis
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DL
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32 UFC bouts · last fought 14 Jun 2026
Derrick Lewis
“The Black Beast”
UFC rec20-12-0
Elo1630
Strike acc49%
Strike def39%
TD defence52%
KO · SUB16 · 0
Age40
Reach201 cm
Orthodox
Last 5LossWinWinLossLoss
Head to head
10-4-0
UFC record (2013 on)
20-12-0
17-4-0
Pro record (ESPN)
Unavailable
5
Wins by KO/TKO
16
0
Wins by submission
0
1681
Elo rating
1630
48%
Striking accuracy
49%
55%
Striking defence
39%
4.88
Landed per min
2.41
3.43
Absorbed per min
2.79
70%
Takedown defence
52%
0.37
Takedowns per 15
0.53
Dominican Republic
Country
Unavailable
34
Age
40
198 cm
Reach
201 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Same sources and limits as each card’s full stats: UFC fights since 2013, strike rates from the bouts that carry strike data. Bars show each fighter’s share of the pair’s combined value; a longer bar is not always better (absorbed strikes, for example).
Odds Intelligence
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Forecast revisions
None recorded.