Result
UFC Fight Night 288: Noche UFC 4
· Sat 12 Sep 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Curtis Blaydes vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
W
Curtis Blaydes
“Razor”
19-6 (1 NC) · +161
1,886Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
29-28 · 29-28 · 29-28
Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
“Salsa Boy”
17-3 · -185
2,044Elo
Our model
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Curtis Blaydes first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bell | 10-9 | 9-10 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
| Eric Colón | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
| Andrew Topps | 9-10 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
Media
9 of 9 media members scored it for Curtis Blaydes; the most common card was 29-28 to Curtis Blaydes
Fans
72% of fans had Curtis Blaydes winning, from 81 votes; the most picked score was 30-27 to Curtis Blaydes (44%)
Elo counted this as 71% of a win for Curtis Blaydes — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litCurtis BlaydesWaldo Cortes-Acosta
1,886
Elo
2,044
1,594
KO rating
1,840
1,243
Sub rating
1,225
1,275
Dec rating
1,298
Wins by
13
KO/TKO
9
0
Submission
1
6
Decision
7
Losses by
5
KO/TKO
0
0
Submission
0
1
Decision
3
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedCurtis BlaydesWaldo Cortes-Acosta
+161opened +130
Moneyline
-185opened -150
Method
+450Win by KO+160
+2200Win by sub+2000
+300Win by dec+200
+425Win inside+150
How long it went
Over 1.5-288
Under 1.5+205
Over 2.5-150
Under 2.5+128
Decision-115
Inside-115
What the betting model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Waldo Cortes-Acostamoneyline 66% v 63% 1.5% -185 lost
- Over 2.5 rounds2.5 rounds 61% v 58% 0.8% -150 won
- Goes the distancethe distance 53% v 50% -0.5% -115 won
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta by KO/TKOmethod: KO 38% v 31% -0.7% +160 lost
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta inside the distanceinside the distance 39% v 34% -1.1% +150 lost
- Curtis Blaydes by Submissionmethod: sub 1% v 4% -3.2% +2200 lost
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta by Submissionmethod: sub 1% v 4% -3.6% +2000 lost
- Curtis Blaydes inside the distanceinside the distance 14% v 16% -4.7% +425 lost
- Curtis Blaydes by KO/TKOmethod: KO 13% v 15% -5.0% +450 lost
- Curtis Blaydes by Decisionmethod: decision 19% v 20% -5.7% +300 won
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta by Decisionmethod: decision 28% v 27% -5.8% +200 lost
Common opponents
Everyone both have fought, before this bout, most recent firstCurtis BlaydesWaldo Cortes-Acosta
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.
Curtis Blaydes
19-6 (1 NC) going in · 31 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 2026-09-12 | W |
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 35.6 | 1,886+73 | 2,044 | +161 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 288: Noche UFC 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2026-04-11 | L |
Josh Hokit
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 35.1 | 1,962-76 | 1,710 | -105 | Heavyweight | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2025-06-21 | W |
 Rizvan Kuniev
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 34.3 | 2,017-55 | 1,817 | -265 | Heavyweight | UFC on ABC 8: Hill vs. Rountree Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2024-07-27 | L |
 Tom Aspinall
|
KO/TKOCounter Jab to Ground Strikes | R11:00 | 33.4 | 2,105-88 | 2,105 | +300 | Heavyweight | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2024-03-09 | W |
 Jailton Almeida
|
KO/TKOHammerfists | R25:36 | 33.1 | 2,016+89 | 2,021 | -110 | Heavyweight | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2023-04-22 | L |
Sergei Pavlovich
|
KO/TKOPunches to Ground & Pound | R13:08 | 32.2 | 2,133-116 | 2,013 | -155 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 222: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2022-07-23 | W |
Tom Aspinall
|
KO/TKOKnee Injury | R10:15 | 31.4 | 2,074+59 | 1,956 | +120 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 208: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2022-03-26 | W |
Chris Daukaus
|
KO/TKORight Cross to Ground Strikes | R25:17 | 31.1 | 2,037+37 | 1,806 | -450 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 33: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2021-09-25 | W |
 Jairzinho Rozenstruik
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.6 | 1,992+45 | 1,913 | -340 | Heavyweight | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2021-02-20 | L |
Derrick Lewis
|
KO/TKOUppercut | R26:26 | 30.0 | 2,112-119 | 1,980 | -425 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 185: Blaydes vs. Lewis Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2020-06-20 | W |
Alexander Volkov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 29.3 | 2,092+19 | 1,986 | -450 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2020-01-25 | W |
Junior dos Santos
|
KO/TKOKnees & Punches | R26:06 | 28.9 | 1,998+95 | 2,026 | -265 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 166: Blaydes vs. dos Santos Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2019-09-07 | W |
Shamil Abdurakhimov
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R27:22 | 28.6 | 1,938+60 | 1,826 | -490 | Heavyweight | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2019-03-23 | W |
Justin Willis
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.1 | 1,899+39 | 1,680 | -265 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 148: Thompson vs. Pettis Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2018-11-24 | L |
 Francis NGannou
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:45 | 27.8 | 2,019-120 | 1,885 | -213 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 141: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2018-06-09 | W |
 Alistair Overeem
|
KO/TKOElbows in Guard | R312:56 | 27.3 | 1,928+90 | 1,939 | -175 | Heavyweight | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2018-02-10 | W |
 Mark Hunt
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.0 | 1,855+73 | 1,915 | -165 | Heavyweight | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2017-11-04 | W |
Aleksei Oleinik
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R26:56 | 26.7 | 1,728+127 | 1,899 | -330 | Heavyweight | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St. Pierre Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2017-07-08 | W |
 Daniel Omielańczuk
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.4 | 1,696+32 | 1,612 | -700 | Heavyweight | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2017-02-04 | NC★ |
Adam Milstead
|
KO/TKO | R25:59 | 26.0 | 1,597+99 | 1,643 | -287 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 104: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2016-10-01 | W |
Cody East
|
KO/TKOElbows | R27:02 | 25.6 | 1,484+113 | 1,589 | -225 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 96: Lineker vs. Dodson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2016-04-10 | L |
Francis NGannou
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Eye) | R210:00 | 25.1 | 1,587-104 | 1,522 | -149 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 86: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2016-02-19 | W |
 Luis Cortez
|
KO/TKOPunches | R310:41 | 25.0 | 1,565+22 | 1,231 | -- | Heavyweight | RFA 35: Moisés vs. Castillo Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 9 | 2015-04-10 | W |
Allen Crowder
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R26:30 | 24.1 | 1,474+91 | 1,489 | -- | Heavyweight | RDMMA - Battle in the South 10 Battle in the South |
| 8 | 2014-11-15 | W |
Brad Faylor
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R25:45 | 23.7 | 1,439+35 | 1,197 | -- | Heavyweight | Sugar Creek Showdown 23: Redemption Sugar Creek Showdown |
| 7 | 2014-10-11 | W |
William Baptiste
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:14 | 23.6 | 1,418+21 | 1,070 | -- | Heavyweight | Xtreme Fighting Organization 53 Xtreme Fighting Organization |
| 6 | 2014-05-31 | W |
Lorenzo Hood
|
KO/TKOTapout to Strikes & Hand Injury | R11:42 | 23.3 | 1,347+71 | 1,282 | -- | Heavyweight | Xtreme Fighting Organization 51 Xtreme Fighting Organization |
| 5 | 2014-02-21 | W |
Tyler Reece
|
SubSubmission | R10:24 | 23.0 | 1,296+51 | 1,218 | -- | Heavyweight | XFO Fight Night Xtreme Fighting Organization am |
| 4 | 2013-11-15 | W |
 Anthony Harvey
|
Decision | --15:00 | 22.7 | 1,268+28 | 1,207 | -- | -- | -- Illinois Regional am |
| 3 | 2013-07-13 | W |
Pete Juska
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:16 | 22.4 | 1,208+60 | 1,176 | -- | -- | APFC 13: Summer Brawl American Predator Fighting Championship am |
| 2 | 2013-06-07 | W |
Angel Cabral
|
KO/TKOPunch | R512:13 | 22.3 | 1,122+86 | 1,234 | -- | Heavyweight | Illinois Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |
| 1 | 2012-09-29 | W |
Robbie Strong
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R10:13 | 21.6 | 1,056+66 | 1,056 | -- | -- | Fight Card Entertainment: No Mercy Fight Card Entertainment am |
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
17-3 going in · 27 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
this fight
|
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 | 1,971+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
|
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 | 1,361 | -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 |