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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 Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · 22 Nov 2025, 00:00 · completed
Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev
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7 UFC bouts · last fought 22 Aug 2026
Shamil Gaziev
UFC rec4-3-0
Elo1584
Strike acc45%
Strike def45%
TD defence83%
KO · SUB3 · 0
Age35
Reach198 cm
Orthodox
Last 5WinWinLossLossWin
Head to head
10-4-0
UFC record (2013 on)
4-3-0
17-4-0
Pro record (ESPN)
15-3-0
5
Wins by KO/TKO
3
0
Wins by submission
0
1681
Elo rating
1584
48%
Striking accuracy
45%
55%
Striking defence
45%
4.88
Landed per min
2.97
3.43
Absorbed per min
5.09
70%
Takedown defence
83%
0.37
Takedowns per 15
1.08
Dominican Republic
Country
Bahrain
34
Age
35
198 cm
Reach
198 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).
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Forecast revisions
None recorded.