Where is Waldo Cortes-Acosta from?

Waldo Cortes-Acosta, notable for his nickname “Salsa Boy”, has been competing in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). He initially played baseball iuntill an injury caused to him to change his profession to become a MMA fighter.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta, in his early MMA career, competed for several promotions like Iron Boy Promotions, RUF MMA, Bellator MMA, Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and Dana White’s Contender Series. He officially made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen on October 29, 2022 and faced Jared Vanderaa, whom he defeated through unanimous decision ion the third round.

Since then, he has won all his fights in the promotion and has lost only once.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta has achieved a win-loss-record of 11-1 in his MMA career as of May 2024. Out of these 11 wins, he won five fights by KO/TKO, one fight by submission and five fights by decision. He lost his only fight via decision. He is all set to face off against Robelis “The Big Boy” Despaigne at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimiento (UFC on ESPN 56) on May 11, 2024.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Nationality

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is Dominican in nationality. He was born on October 3, 1991 in Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic. He grew up initially playing baseball and served as a pitcher. However, he suffered an elbow surgery that ended his baseball career. After that, he tried to play American football but also failed at that as he couldn’t speak English.

Since he really wanted to be involved in a sport, he decided to lean boxing and eventually MMA. He eventually came to the United States and started to compete in MMA promotions in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. This eventually helped him to make his UFC debut as a mixed martial artist.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Major Fights in the UFC

Waldo Cortes-Acosta has had several notable opponents inside the Octagon since his UFC debut. These are some of his major fights in his UFC career as of 2024.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Lukasz Brzeski

Waldo “Salsa Boy” Cortes-Acosta clashed with Lukasz “The Bull” Brzeski at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie on August 26, 2023. Throughout the fight, Cortes-Acosta used 1 knockdown and 15 strikes as opposed to his opponent’s 14 strikes. Eventually, he defeated Lukasz Brzeski via KO/TKO through punches in 3 minute and 1 second into Round 1.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Andrei Arlovski

Waldo “Salsa Boy” Cortes-Acosta locked horns with Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 on January 13, 2024. During the fight, Cortes-Acosta used only 49 strikes as opposed to Arlovski’s 58 strikes. He defeated Andrei Arlovski via unanimous decision in 5 minutes into Round 3.