Result
UFC on ESPN 45: Song vs. Simon
· Sat 29 Apr 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Marcos Rogério de Lima vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
W
Marcos Rogério de Lima
“Pezão”
22-9-1 · -173
1,809Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
29-28 · 29-28 · 29-28
Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
9-0 · +148
1,676Elo
Our model
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Marcos Rogério de Lima first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bell | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
| Eric Colón | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
| Anthony Maness | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
Media
10 of 10 media members scored it for Marcos Rogério de Lima; the most common card was 29-28 to Marcos Rogério de Lima
Fans
95% of fans had Marcos Rogério de Lima winning, from 17 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Marcos Rogério de Lima (95%)
Elo counted this as 67% of a win for Marcos Rogério de Lima — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litMarcos Rogério de LimaWaldo Cortes-Acosta
1,809
Elo
1,676
1,556
KO rating
1,449
1,251
Sub rating
1,069
1,239
Dec rating
1,258
Wins by
15
KO/TKO
4
3
Submission
1
4
Decision
4
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
0
6
Submission
0
2
Decision
0
The crowd
45%
Picked by
55%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedMarcos Rogério de LimaWaldo Cortes-Acosta
-173opened -145
Moneyline
+148opened +125
Method
+225Win by KO+250
+500Win by sub+1600
+400Win by dec+350
+130Win inside+235
How long it went
Over 1.5-153
Under 1.5+123
Over 2.5+130
Under 2.5-168
Decision+170
Inside-210
What the model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Waldo Cortes-Acostamoneyline 44% v 38% 3.9% +148 -1.00u
- Marcos Rogério de Lima by KO/TKOmethod: KO 31% v 25% -0.1% +225 lost
- Goes the distancethe distance 36% v 35% -1.3% +170 won
- Under 1.5 rounds1.5 rounds 43% v 42% -2.3% +123 lost
- Marcos Rogério de Lima by Decisionmethod: decision 17% v 16% -2.9% +400 won
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta inside the distanceinside the distance 26% v 26% -3.6% +235 lost
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta by KO/TKOmethod: KO 25% v 23% -4.1% +250 lost
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta by Submissionmethod: sub 2% v 5% -4.1% +1600 lost
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta by Decisionmethod: decision 18% v 18% -4.2% +350 lost
- Marcos Rogério de Lima inside the distanceinside the distance 39% v 38% -4.9% +130 lost
- Marcos Rogério de Lima by Submissionmethod: sub 8% v 13% -8.7% +500 lost
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Marcos Rogério de Lima
22-9-1 going in · 32 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2026-05-01 | L |
 Tafon Nchukwi
|
DecisionSplit | R3 | 40.9 | 1,757-70 | 1,467 | -- | Heavyweight | GFC 10: Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 10 GFC |
| 37 | 2025-10-30 | W |
 Kodirhon Ganiev
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R27:53 | 40.4 | 1,744+14 | 1,315 | -- | Catchweight | APEC 2025 Korea Commemorative World MMA Competition APEC 2025 Korea Commemorative World MMA Competition |
| 36 | 2025-10-30 | W |
Kodirhon Gozihonov
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 40.4 | 1,728+16 | 1,328 | -- | Catchweight | WXF - APEC 2025 Korea Summit Commemorative World MMA Competition WXF |
| 35 | 2024-02-17 | W |
 Junior Tafa
|
KO/TKOLeg Kicks to Ground & Pound | R26:14 | 38.7 | 1,695+59 | 1,579 | -235 | Heavyweight | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2023-07-29 | L |
 Derrick Lewis
|
KO/TKOFlying Knee to Ground Strikes | R10:33 | 38.2 | 1,806-111 | 1,709 | -220 | Heavyweight | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2023-04-29 | W |
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 37.9 | 1,809-2 | 1,676 | -173 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 45: Song vs. Simon Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2022-10-29 | W |
 Andrei Arlovski
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:50 | 37.4 | 1,767+41 | 1,563 | -235 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 213: Kattar vs. Allen Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2022-05-07 | L |
 Blagoy Ivanov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 37.0 | 1,760+8 | 1,768 | +125 | Heavyweight | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2021-11-13 | W |
Ben Rothwell
|
KO/TKOPunches (Standing TKO) | R10:32 | 36.5 | 1,631+129 | 1,809 | +145 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 197: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2021-05-08 | W |
Maurice Greene
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 36.0 | 1,545+86 | 1,538 | -200 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2020-11-07 | L |
 Alexandr Romanov
|
SubForearm Choke | R14:48 | 35.5 | 1,622-77 | 1,664 | +375 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 17: Santos vs. Teixeira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2020-02-22 | W |
Ben Sosoli
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:28 | 34.7 | 1,579+43 | 1,386 | -153 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 168: Felder vs. Hooker Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2019-02-23 | L |
 Stefan Struve
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R27:21 | 33.7 | 1,674-95 | 1,644 | -114 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 145: Blachowicz vs. Santos Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2018-11-03 | W |
 Adam Wieczorek
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.4 | 1,579+95 | 1,607 | +181 | Heavyweight | UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2017-04-22 | L |
 Ovince St. Preux
|
SubVon Flue Choke | R27:11 | 31.9 | 1,670-75 | 1,720 | +136 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2017-01-28 | W |
Jeremy Kimball
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:27 | 31.7 | 1,552+118 | 1,679 | -139 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Pena Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2016-11-19 | L |
 Gadzhimurad Antigulov
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R11:07 | 31.5 | 1,600-48 | 1,771 | -155 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2016-04-23 | W |
Clint Hester
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R14:35 | 30.9 | 1,514+85 | 1,506 | -135 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 197: Jones vs. St. Preux Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2015-08-23 | L |
 Nikita Krylov
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:29 | 30.2 | 1,602-88 | 1,600 | -148 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 74: Holloway vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2014-12-20 | W |
 Igor Pokrajac
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:59 | 29.6 | 1,549+53 | 1,406 | -334 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 58: Machida vs. Dollaway Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2014-05-31 | W |
Richardson Moreira
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:20 | 29.0 | 1,482+67 | 1,400 | -150 | Heavyweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2014-05-18 | L |
Antônio Carlos Jr.
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R1 | 29.0 | 1,601-119 | 1,469 | -- | Heavyweight | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 16 | 2014-05-11 | W |
Jollyson Francino
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.0 | 1,590+11 | 1,370 | -- | Heavyweight | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 15 | 2014-03-16 | W |
Alexandre Machado
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R1 | 28.8 | 1,533+57 | 1,407 | -- | Heavyweight | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 14 | 2013-06-29 | D |
Ben Reiter
|
DecisionEnds in a Draw | R315:00 | 28.1 | 1,533+0 | 1,532 | -- | -- | Inka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima Inka Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2012-12-16 | W |
Antônio Sales
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:46 | 27.6 | 1,518+15 | 1,108 | -- | Middleweight | Fair Fight - MMA Edition Sao Paulo Regional |
| 12 | 2012-11-10 | W |
Walter Luis
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:20 | 27.5 | 1,459+59 | 1,342 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Max Sport - 13.1 Max Sport |
| 11 | 2012-06-29 | W |
Fabiano Adams
|
SubArm-Triangle Choke | R13:33 | 27.1 | 1,443+16 | 1,043 | -- | Catchweight | Shooto Brazil 31: Formiga vs. Junior Abedi Shooto Brazil |
| 10 | 2012-04-26 | L |
Carlos Eduardo
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 26.9 | 1,542-99 | 1,496 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Shooto Brazil 29: Cachorrao vs. Pezao Shooto Brasil |
| 9 | 2011-09-10 | L |
Mike Kyle
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.3 | 1,604-62 | 1,601 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov Strikeforce |
| 8 | 2010-10-23 | W |
Paulo Filho
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.4 | 1,476+128 | 1,839 | -- | -- | First Class Fight 5 Sao Paulo Regional |
| 7 | 2010-09-04 | W |
Daniel Villegas
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 25.3 | 1,466+11 | 991 | -- | -- | Master Fighters Championship Master Fighters Championship |
| 6 | 2010-06-30 | W |
Leonardo Nascimento
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 25.1 | 1,409+56 | 1,280 | -- | -- | First Class Fight 4 Sao Paulo Regional |
| 5 | 2010-05-14 | W |
Nelson Martins
|
KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R2 | 25.0 | 1,355+54 | 1,216 | -- | -- | Nitrix Champion Fight 5 Nitrix Champion Fight |
| 4 | 2009-10-24 | W |
Rafael Navas
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:49 | 24.4 | 1,302+53 | 1,157 | -- | -- | The Gladiators 2 Sao Paulo Regional |
| 3 | 2009-10-17 | W |
Silverio Bueno
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:39 | 24.4 | 1,275+27 | 983 | -- | -- | ACMMA - Ares Chaos MMA Parana Regional |
| 2 | 2009-09-19 | W |
Antonio Conceição
|
KO/TKOPunch | R11:55 | 24.3 | 1,218+56 | 1,089 | -- | -- | Renegade Fight Championship 3 Sao Paulo Regional |
| 1 | 2009-03-14 | W |
Amauri Gumz
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 23.8 | 1,131+87 | 1,130 | -- | -- | Renegade Fight Championship 1 Sao Paulo Regional |
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
9-0 going in · 16 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2026-09-12 | L |
Curtis Blaydes
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.9 | 2,044-73 | 1,886 | -185 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 288: Noche UFC 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2026-05-09 | L |
Alexander Volkov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.6 | 2,032+12 | 2,157 | +113 | Heavyweight | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2026-01-24 | W |
Derrick Lewis
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R28:14 | 34.3 | 1,972+61 | 1,861 | -330 | Heavyweight | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2025-11-22 | W |
 Shamil Gaziev
|
KO/TKORight Hook | R11:22 | 34.1 | 1,899+72 | 1,838 | -149 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 265: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2025-11-01 | W |
Ante Delija
|
KO/TKOJab-cross to Ground Punches | R13:59 | 34.1 | 1,797+102 | 1,856 | +110 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 263: Garcia vs. Onama Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2025-08-23 | L |
Sergei Pavlovich
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.9 | 1,825-28 | 2,025 | +205 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 257: Walker vs. Zhang Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2025-06-07 | W |
Serghei Spivac
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.7 | 1,838-13 | 1,863 | +149 | Heavyweight | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2025-03-15 | W |
Ryan Spann
|
KO/TKOLeft Hook to Ground Punches | R29:48 | 33.4 | 1,735+103 | 1,797 | -200 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 254: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2024-05-11 | W |
 Robelis Despaigne
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.6 | 1,688+47 | 1,527 | +212 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 56: Lewis vs. Nascimento Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2024-01-13 | W |
Andrei Arlovski
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.3 | 1,728-40 | 1,415 | -750 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2023-08-26 | W |
Łukasz Brzeski
|
KO/TKOHooks | R13:01 | 31.9 | 1,678+50 | 1,517 | -220 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 225: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2023-04-29 | L |
Marcos Rogério de Lima
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.6 | 1,676+2 | 1,809 | +148 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 45: Song vs. Simon Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2022-11-19 | W |
Chase Sherman
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.1 | 1,646+29 | 1,494 | -235 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 215: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2022-10-29 | W |
Jared Vanderaa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.1 | 1,715-69 | 1,349 | -205 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 213: Kattar vs. Allen Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2022-08-02 | W |
Danilo Suzart
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:40 | 30.8 | 1,691+23 | 1,367 | -450 | Heavyweight | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2022: Week 2 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 13 | 2022-04-15 | W |
Thomas Petersen
|
KO/TKOPunches | R314:53 | 30.5 | 1,606+86 | 1,599 | +150 | Heavyweight | LFA 129: Petersen vs. Cortes-Acosta Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 12 | 2022-02-11 | W |
Derrick Weaver
|
KO/TKOPunches | R25:28 | 30.4 | 1,564+42 | 1,362 | -550 | Heavyweight | LFA 124: Formiga vs. Bunes Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 11 | 2021-11-12 | W |
Mo DeReese
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.1 | 1,496+68 | 1,417 | -222 | Heavyweight | Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh Bellator MMA |
| 10 | 2021-08-29 | W |
Jordan Powell
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.9 | 1,412+84 | 1,512 | -- | Heavyweight | RUF MMA 43 - Road to One: The Quarterfinals RUF MMA |
| 9 | 2021-07-31 | W |
Edison Lopes
|
SubKimura | R13:12 | 29.8 | 1,311+102 | 1,368 | -- | Heavyweight | RUF MMA 42 - Road to One: Summer Showdown RUF MMA |
| 8 | 2018-05-19 | W |
Odell Pantin
|
KO/TKOPunch | R26:23 | 26.6 | 1,308+41 | 1,103 | -- | Heavyweight | Iron Boy Promotions - Iron Boy MMA 11 Iron Boy Promotions |
| 7 | 2016-05-14 | W |
Jonathan Robertson
|
KO/TKORetirement | R13:00 | 24.6 | 1,290+34 | 1,109 | -- | Heavyweight | WFF 28: Wild Horse Pass Casino Fights World Fighting Federation am |
| 6 | 2016-04-03 | W |
Jonathon Bradbury
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:22 | 24.5 | 1,251+39 | 1,102 | -- | Heavyweight | UMMAF - National Championships: Finals National Fighting Championship am |
| 5 | 2015-10-24 | L |
Dustin Clements
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 24.1 | 1,339-88 | 1,067 | -- | Heavyweight | Rage in the Cage 180 Rage in the Cage am |
| 4 | 2015-08-15 | W |
Robert Edmiston
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:30 | 23.9 | 1,325+13 | 946 | -- | Heavyweight | Rage in the Cage 179 Rage in the Cage am |
| 3 | 2015-06-20 | W |
Jason Windham
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:56 | 23.7 | 1,252+74 | 1,295 | -- | Heavyweight | RUF MMA - Cage Rage on the River 9 RUF MMA am |
| 2 | 2015-02-21 | W |
James Mack
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R25:22 | 23.4 | 1,176+75 | 1,228 | -- | Heavyweight | WFF 19: Casino Del Sol Resort Fights World Fighting Federation am |
| 1 | 2015-02-07 | W |
Jeremy Cardinal
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:28 | 23.3 | 1,108+68 | 1,122 | -- | Heavyweight | WFF 18: Wild Horse Pass Casino Fights World Fighting Federation am |