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Derrick Lewis vs Waldo Cortes Acosta

Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Jan 24, 2026Odds at the close
Waldo Cortes Acosta def. Derrick Lewis · KO/TKO, round 2 (3:14)
Underdog
Derrick
Lewis
Heavyweight
Record
29-12
UFC
20-10
Age
40
Height
6'3"
Reach
79"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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LewisCortes Acosta
Closing line
27%73%
Favourite
Waldo
Cortes Acosta
Heavyweight
Record
16-2
UFC
9-2
Age
34
Height
6'4"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Derrick LewisWaldo Cortes Acosta
Significant strikes8 of 4344 of 62
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 01 of 1
Control time0:000:28
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

9
20
Round 1
9
30
Round 2
■ Derrick Lewis ■ Waldo Cortes Acosta

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Sergei Pavlovich
Derrick Lewis
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Jul 2022
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Aug 2025 · Pavlovich landed 1.1 more a minute
Serghei Spivac
Derrick Lewis
Lost · submission, round 1
Feb 2023 · Spivac landed 3.9 more a minute
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jun 2025 · landed 4.1 more significant strikes a minute
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Derrick Lewis
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Jul 2023
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Apr 2023 · landed 1.5 more significant strikes a minute

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