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Tale of the tape
| Waldo Cortes Acosta | Derrick Lewis | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 9-2 | 20-10 |
| Last fight | won vs Shamil Gaziev (KO/TKO, 2025-11-22) | won vs Tallison Teixeira (KO/TKO, 2025-07-12) |
| Country | Dominican Republic | unknown |
| Height | 76" | 75" |
| Reach | 78" | 79" |
| Age | 34.3 | 41.0 |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Our rank | #8 | #15 |
| Style label | power puncher | balanced |
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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Tale of the tape
Division percentile. The hover carries the raw numbers.
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Derrick Lewis
The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Division | Derrick Lewis | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.3 ± 9.0 87th percentile | 49.5 | 44.2 ± 11.3 3rd percentile | 49.5 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 53.9 ± 4.7 78th percentile | 57.0 | 57.8 ± 3.1 36th percentile | 57.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 2.53 ± 1.75 1st percentile | 3.93 | 3.36 ± 1.19 24th percentile | 3.93 |
| Takedown defence % | 65 ± 16 96th percentile | 56 | 51 ± 10 1st percentile | 56 |
| Control time s /15 min | 168 ± 44 1st percentile | 202 | 186 ± 35 11th percentile | 202 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 5 99th percentile | 47 | 44 ± 7 1st percentile | 47 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.83 ± 0.38 97th percentile | 0.63 | 0.81 ± 0.41 93rd percentile | 0.63 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.42 ± 0.34 1st percentile | 0.69 | 0.47 ± 0.47 9th percentile | 0.69 |
| Metric | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Division | Derrick Lewis | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | — | — | 66.3 ± 13.2 3rd percentile | 69.5 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | — | — | 71.9 ± 30.5 90th percentile | 79.3 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | — | — | 3.54 ± 1.04 17th percentile | 3.79 |
| Takedown defence % | — | — | 73 ± 23 5th percentile | 78 |
| Control time s /15 min | — | — | 174 ± 3 57th percentile | 174 |
| Striking defence % | — | — | 46 ± 9 3rd percentile | 48 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | — | — | 1.36 ± 0.16 17th percentile | 1.40 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | — | — | 0.26 ± 0.26 3rd percentile | 0.32 |
| Metric | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Division | Derrick Lewis | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | — | — | 59.4 ± 1.4 56th percentile | 59.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | — | — | 53.2 ± 44.8 94th percentile | 55.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | — | — | 4.68 ± 2.38 31st percentile | 4.78 |
| Takedown defence % | — | — | 64 ± 4 80th percentile | 64 |
| Control time s /15 min | — | — | 193 ± 9 56th percentile | 193 |
| Striking defence % | — | — | 50 ± 1 56th percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | — | — | 0.36 ± 0.07 19th percentile | 0.37 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | — | — | 0.14 ± 0.14 19th percentile | 0.14 |
Rating over time
After the fight
Waldo Cortes Acosta by KO/TKO , round 2 at 3:14