Blaydes vs Cortes-Acosta

When is Blaydes vs Cortes-Acosta?

Curtis Blaydes could potentially square off against Waldo Cortes-Acosta, in Late 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Blaydes vs Cortes-Acosta stats

Curtis Blaydes would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta would make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Blaydes would have a large advantage in power over Cortes-Acosta, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Cortes-Acosta's 43%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Cortes-Acosta would have a slight advantage over Blaydes, with a 7% submission rate over Blaydes' 0%.

Curtis Blaydes is the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Blaydes is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Cortes-Acosta, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 15 more professional rounds, 51 to Cortes-Acosta's 36.

Blaydes vs Cortes-Acosta form

Curtis Blaydes has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Tom Aspinall at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Cortes-Acosta has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Sergey Spivac at UFC 316 on 7th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robelis Despaigne at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Before that, he had defeated Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Lukasz Brzeski at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Waldo Cortes-Acosta has been fighting more than Curtis Blaydes.

Curtis Blaydes last fought 10 months and 22 days ago, while Waldo Cortes-Acosta's last outing was 11 days ago.

Blaydes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Cortes-Acosta's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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