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Waldo Cortes Acosta

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Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1687Today
1584Classic Elo
#26 Men: Pound for Pound#5 Heavyweight
140015001600170020232024202520261464 going into Jared Vanderaa, Oct 20221462 going into Chase Sherman, Nov 20221546 going into Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Apr 20231520 going into Lukasz Brzeski, Aug 20231536 going into Andrei Arlovski, Jan 20241547 going into Robelis Despaigne, May 20241548 going into Ryan Spann, Mar 20251604 going into Serghei Spivac, Jun 20251636 going into Sergei Pavlovich, Aug 20251616 going into Ante Delija, Nov 20251616 going into Shamil Gaziev, Nov 20251649 going into Derrick Lewis, Jan 20261683 going into Alexander Volkov, May 20261665 going into Curtis Blaydes, Sep 20261687 today1687
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1584Today
1615Best, May 2026
1687Fighter Elo
#84 Men: Pound for Pound#9 Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

150015501600165020232024202520261500 going into Jared Vanderaa, Oct 20221513 going into Chase Sherman, Nov 20221526 going into Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Apr 20231511 going into Lukasz Brzeski, Aug 20231525 going into Andrei Arlovski, Jan 20241542 going into Robelis Despaigne, May 20241557 going into Ryan Spann, Mar 20251572 going into Serghei Spivac, Jun 20251588 going into Sergei Pavlovich, Aug 20251571 going into Ante Delija, Nov 20251585 going into Shamil Gaziev, Nov 20251598 going into Derrick Lewis, Jan 20261615 going into Alexander Volkov, May 20261600 going into Curtis Blaydes, Sep 20261584 today1584
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.88Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
48%Striking Accuracy
3.43Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
55%Striking Defense
0.56Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.37Takedowns per 15 Minutes
50%Takedown Accuracy
70%Takedown Defense
0.09Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
9%Share of Fight Time in Control
11.5 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins505
Losses004

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Curtis BlaydesUnanimous DecisionSep 12, 2026Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaCurtis Blaydes
1665Fighter Elo Going In1614
1600Classic Elo Going In1610
28 of 95Significant Strikes24 of 74
30 of 97Total Strikes32 of 82
0 of 0Takedowns4 of 10
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time3:38
Lossvs. Alexander VolkovUnanimous DecisionMay 9, 2026UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaAlexander Volkov
1683Fighter Elo Going In1637
1615Classic Elo Going In1627
54 of 130Significant Strikes88 of 143
54 of 130Total Strikes88 of 143
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time0:03
Winvs. Derrick LewisKO/TKO · R2 3:14Jan 24, 2026UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaDerrick Lewis
1649Fighter Elo Going In1483
1598Classic Elo Going In1610
44 of 62Significant Strikes8 of 43
46 of 64Total Strikes8 of 43
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:28Control Time0:00
Winvs. Shamil GazievKO/TKO · R1 1:22Nov 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaShamil Gaziev
1616Fighter Elo Going In1464
1585Classic Elo Going In1535
10 of 21Significant Strikes6 of 15
15 of 26Total Strikes6 of 15
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time0:00
Winvs. Ante DelijaKO/TKO · R1 3:59Nov 1, 2025UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaAnte Delija
1616Fighter Elo Going In1588
1571Classic Elo Going In1520
12 of 17Significant Strikes16 of 36
18 of 24Total Strikes18 of 38
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:37Control Time0:25
Lossvs. Sergei PavlovichUnanimous DecisionAug 23, 2025UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaSergei Pavlovich
1636Fighter Elo Going In1656
1588Classic Elo Going In1578
45 of 117Significant Strikes61 of 133
45 of 117Total Strikes63 of 136
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:08
Winvs. Serghei SpivacUnanimous DecisionJun 7, 2025UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaSerghei Spivac
1604Fighter Elo Going In1594
1572Classic Elo Going In1556
110 of 235Significant Strikes48 of 119
111 of 236Total Strikes53 of 124
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 6
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time2:25
Winvs. Ryan SpannKO/TKO · R2 4:48Mar 15, 2025UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaRyan Spann
1548Fighter Elo Going In1436
1557Classic Elo Going In1541
66 of 111Significant Strikes23 of 86
77 of 123Total Strikes24 of 87
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:57Control Time0:05
Winvs. Robelis DespaigneUnanimous DecisionMay 11, 2024UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaRobelis Despaigne
1547Fighter Elo Going In1456
1542Classic Elo Going In1515
52 of 101Significant Strikes26 of 52
130 of 204Total Strikes28 of 59
3 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
9:49Control Time0:19
Winvs. Andrei ArlovskiUnanimous DecisionJan 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaAndrei Arlovski
1536Fighter Elo Going In1325
1525Classic Elo Going In1554
49 of 136Significant Strikes58 of 127
50 of 137Total Strikes58 of 127
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Lukasz BrzeskiKO/TKO · R1 3:01Aug 26, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaLukasz Brzeski
1520Fighter Elo Going In1469
1511Classic Elo Going In1469
15 of 45Significant Strikes14 of 22
16 of 46Total Strikes15 of 23
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Marcos Rogerio de LimaUnanimous DecisionApr 29, 2023UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaMarcos Rogerio de Lima
1546Fighter Elo Going In1461
1526Classic Elo Going In1545
82 of 150Significant Strikes59 of 76
88 of 156Total Strikes76 of 95
0 of 1Takedowns3 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:34Control Time5:01
Winvs. Chase ShermanUnanimous DecisionNov 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaChase Sherman
1462Fighter Elo Going In1350
1513Classic Elo Going In1439
147 of 278Significant Strikes66 of 177
149 of 282Total Strikes73 of 187
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:13Control Time1:34
Winvs. Jared VanderaaUnanimous DecisionOct 29, 2022UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Waldo Cortes AcostaJared Vanderaa
1464Fighter Elo Going In1303
1500Classic Elo Going In1442
73 of 158Significant Strikes56 of 138
73 of 158Total Strikes59 of 143
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:13