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Heavyweight

3 Rounds

Waldo Cortes Acosta won · KO/TKO R1

Elo1562

Elo1481

Waldo Cortes AcostavsAnte DelijaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Saturday, November 1, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Waldo Cortes Acosta won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:59

Style matchupWaldo Cortes Acosta: Pressure fightervsAnte Delija: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Waldo Cortes Acosta wins(65.0%)

Actual result: Waldo Cortes Acosta wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Waldo Cortes Acosta at +110 American odds

+$110 profit

$210 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Waldo Cortes Acosta is a KO finisher (80% of wins). Ante Delija has lost 50% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Red Corner

Ante Delija

Blue Corner

+110

(48%)

Vegas Odds

-130

(57%)

1562

Elo

1481

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

6'4"

Height

6'3"

198.12 cm

Reach

198.12 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Waldo Cortes Acosta

oldest →

vs Serghei Spivac · Jun 25

vs Sergei Pavlovich · Aug 25

KOvs Shamil Gaziev · Nov 25

KOvs Derrick Lewis · Jan 26

DECvs Alexander Volkov · May 26

latest

Ante Delija

oldest →

KOvs Marcin Tybura · Sep 25

vs Serghei Spivac · Feb 26

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Waldo Cortes AcostaMetricAnte Delija

5.34

Strikes / min

4.28

3.63

Strikes absorbed / min

3.95

54%

Strike defense

52%

0.40

TDs / 15 min

0.00

73%

Takedown defense

75%

0.10

Sub atts / 15 min

0.00

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+1.71Δ 1.38 — meaningful gap+0.33

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Waldo Cortes AcostaAnte Delija

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Waldo Cortes Acosta(10 fights)Ante Delija(3 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red +80.9|Blue -80.9

Recent Form

Red -0.8|Blue +0.8

Striker Score

Red +0.1|Blue -0.1

Grappler Score

Red +0.2|Blue -0.2

Layoff

Red +14.0|Blue -14.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Waldo Cortes AcostaTargetAnte Delija

By target zone

82% acc · 75%

Head

39% acc · 81%

40% acc · 17%

Body

100% acc · 13%

100% acc · 8%

Leg

100% acc · 6%

By position

50% acc · 33%

Distance

45% acc · 94%

67% acc · 17%

Clinch

33% acc · 6%

100% acc · 50%

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Waldo Cortes Acosta rounds

even

Ante Delija rounds

Round 1Waldo Cortes Acosta edged it

Sig. strikes12

Takedowns0

Control1:37

Knockdowns1

16Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:25Control

0Knockdowns

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

12 / 17

Sig Strikes

16 / 36

70%

Sig Str %

44%

18 / 24

Total Strikes

18 / 38

0 / 0

TDs

0 / 1

—

TD %

Sub Att

Rev

1:37

Ctrl Time

0:25

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Ante Delija	16 / 36	18 / 38	0 / 1	0
1	Waldo Cortes Acosta	12 / 17	18 / 24	0 / 0	0

Waldo Cortes Acosta

StanceOrthodox

Height76.0"

Reach78.0"

Fights7

Ante Delija

StanceOrthodox

Height75.0"

Reach78.0"

Fights3