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 19 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 68% 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 9 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 18 more professional rounds, 54 to Cortes-Acosta's 36.

Blaydes vs Cortes-Acosta form

Blaydes has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Rizvan Kuniev at UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree on 21st June 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Previous to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Before that, 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.

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

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 26 days ago, while Waldo Cortes-Acosta's last outing was 1 month and 10 days ago.

Blaydes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Cortes-Acosta's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 18 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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