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CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
fighter6 ft 4 in264 lb
CAREER LINEAGE
High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club
TROPHY CASE
Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won
2025 #2 Ranked Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 #3 Ranked Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 Fantasy League MVP
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 First Team MMA All-Star
2025
SOURCE ↗2025: Ranked #4 Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗Tied for most bouts in a calendar year in UFC history (5 in 2025)
2025
SOURCE ↗LFA Heavyweight Championship (One time)
SOURCE ↗Legacy Fighting Alliance
SOURCE ↗MMA Fighting
SOURCE ↗Performance of the Night (Two times)
SOURCE ↗Result · Record · Opponent · Type · Round, time · Date · Location · Notes
SOURCE ↗UFC.com Awards
SOURCE ↗Ultimate Fighting Championship
SOURCE ↗Uncrowned
SOURCE ↗draws= · nc= · ko-wins=2 · ko-losses=3 · dec-wins=4 · dec-losses=1 · dq-wins= · dq-losses=
SOURCE ↗ko-wins=9 · ko-losses= · sub-wins=1 · sub-losses= · dec-wins=7 · dec-losses=4
SOURCE ↗BRAIN STORAGE
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