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Cortes Acosta vs Gaziev
Nov. 22, 2025
Atleta Destacado
Estadísticas y récords
8
Wins by Knockout
1
Wins by Submission
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 704
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 1458
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- Derribos intentados
- 6
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Récord del Atleta
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Info
Status
Activo
Ciudad natal
Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic
Estilo de lucha
Striker
Años
34
Alto
76.00
Peso
262.00
Debut del octágono
Oct. 29, 2022
Alcance
70.00
Alcance de la pierna
43.50
- Pro since 2018, made UFC debut in October 2022
- Eight wins by KO, one by submission (Kimura)
- Five first-round finishes, three second-round finishes, one third-round finish
- Only active Dominican fighter on the UFC roster
- Origin of nickname: “My coach gave it to me. I would always come to practice and would say, ‘Coach, I am going to ‘Salsa’ you up...Going to F you up. I’m bringing the Salsa today.”
UFC Fight Night (11/22/25) Cortes Acosta knocked out Shamil Gaziev at 1:22 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (11/1/25) Cortes Acosta stopped Ante Delija via strikes at 3:59 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (8/23/25) Cortes Acosta lost a three round unanimous decision to Sergei Pavlovich
UFC 316 (6/7/25) Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Serghei Spivac
UFC Fight Night (3/15/25) Cortes Acosta stopped Ryan Spann via strikes at 4:48 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (5/11/24) Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Robelis Despaigne
UFC Fight Night (1/13/24) Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Andrei Arlovski
UFC Fight Night (8/26/23) Cortes Acosta knocked out Lukasz Brzeski at 3:01 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (4/29/23) Cortes Acosta lost a three round unanimous decision to Marcos Rogerio de Lima
UFC Fight Night (11/19/22) Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Chase Sherman
UFC Fight Night (10/29/22) Cortes Acosta won a three round unanimous decision over Jared Vanderaa
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 6
Episode two (8/2/22) Cortes Acosta stopped Danilo Suzart via punches at 3:40 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2015. I like the competition; I always have since I was a kid. I did not like to lose, and I enjoy the energy that a fight creates. I like to train, get better, compete and win.
Training: 7:30am morning striking workout, followed by weight training at 9:30am. Then evening training at 7:30pm.
What ranks and titles have you held? LFA heavyweight champ, RUF amateur champ
Do you have any heroes? My Dad
What would it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It would mean everything. It would be a dream come true. As I mentioned, I like to compete, and I want to compete against the best.
What was your job before you started fighting? Semi Professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds organization
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Undefeated all TKO's
Favorite grappling technique: Kimura
Favorite Striking technique: My right hand...Like I am throwing my fastball.
