Noche UFC · Heavyweight · Main card
Waldo Cortes Acosta vs. Curtis Blaydes
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET · 3 rounds
Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) vs. Curtis Blaydes (20-6-0, 1 NC): Heavyweight, 3 rounds, Noche UFC, Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Curtis Blaydes won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.
Result
Curtis Blaydes won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.
Waldo Cortes Acosta vs. Curtis Blaydes by the numbers
| Waldo Cortes Acosta | Curtis Blaydes | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-4-0 | Record going in | 20-6-0 |
| 17-4-0 | Record | 20-6-0 (1 NC) |
| 9 | Wins by KO/TKO | 13 |
| 1 | Wins by submission | 0 |
| 7 | Wins by decision | 7 |
| 35 | Age | 35 |
| 6 ft 4 in | Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| 78 in | Reach | 80 in |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| Dominican Republic | Country | USA |
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Acosta vs. Blaydes: earlier meetings
No earlier UFC meeting on record since January 2024.
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Last bouts
Waldo Cortes Acosta: last 5 UFC bouts
- Alexander Volkov (41-11-0) vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) Alexander Volkov won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Volkov vs. Acosta fight page
- Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) vs. Derrick Lewis (29-14-0) Waldo Cortes Acosta won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 3:14Acosta vs. Lewis fight page
- Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) vs. Shamil Gaziev (15-3-0) Waldo Cortes Acosta won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 1:22Acosta vs. Gaziev fight page
- Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) vs. Ante Delija (26-8-0) Waldo Cortes Acosta won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 3:59Acosta vs. Delija fight page
- Sergei Pavlovich (21-3-0) vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) Sergei Pavlovich won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Pavlovich vs. Acosta fight page
Curtis Blaydes: last 4 UFC bouts
- Curtis Blaydes (20-6-0) vs. Josh Hokit (10-0-0) Josh Hokit won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Blaydes vs. Hokit fight page
- Curtis Blaydes (20-6-0) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (14-4-1) Curtis Blaydes won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Blaydes vs. Kuniev fight page
- Tom Aspinall (15-3-0) vs. Curtis Blaydes (20-6-0) Tom Aspinall won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 1:00Aspinall vs. Blaydes fight page
- Curtis Blaydes (20-6-0) vs. Jailton Almeida (22-5-0) Curtis Blaydes won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 0:36Blaydes vs. Almeida fight page