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Andrei Arlovski vs Waldo Cortes Acosta: matchup preview

Data-assisted matchup research · UFC profile statistics

Andrei ArlovskiWaldo Cortes Acosta
Arlovski vs AcostaTHE MATCHUP / BY THE NUMBERS

The matchup

Andrei Arlovski and Waldo Cortes Acosta are paired in the provider’s UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 card at Heavyweight. This matchup has a supplied result; use the breakdown below for the outcome and available round statistics.

Start with the tape

Andrei Arlovski has a supplied overall MMA record of 34–24–0. Waldo Cortes Acosta has a supplied overall MMA record of 17–4–0. These records describe overall MMA competition and should not be read as UFC-only records. Height, reach and stance give context for the matchup, but none of those figures alone establishes an advantage or predicts a result.

Andrei ArlovskiTALE OF THE TAPEWaldo Cortes Acosta
34–24–0MMA record17–4–0
45Age35
75 inHeight76 in
77 inReach78 in
245 lbWeight262 lb
OrthodoxStance—
American Top Team ATT Coconut Creek, FLTeamUKF Gym
3.82Sig. strikes / min5.03
3.22Strikes absorbed / min3.44
46.0%Striking accuracy48.0%
57.0%Strike defense55.0%
0.37Takedowns / 15 min0.36
23.0%Takedown accuracy0.0%
77.0%Takedown defense70.0%
0.2Sub. attempts / 15 min0.09
9.40 minAverage fight time11.00 min

How to read the numbers

Significant strikes landed per minute describes a fighter’s recorded striking output, while strikes absorbed per minute describes the opposing output they have taken. Accuracy is a share of attempts, so it should be considered alongside volume and the opponents faced. These are profile aggregates from the source, not measurements taken specifically against this opponent.

Takedowns and submission attempts are expressed per fifteen minutes. That common time basis lets you compare activity, but it does not establish which fighter will control this particular matchup. Takedown accuracy and defense are separate figures: one describes completed attempts, while the other describes resisting the opponent’s attempts. A missing figure remains a dash rather than being treated as zero.

Fight time and the full picture

Average fight time offers context about the length of a fighter’s recorded bouts. It is not a forecast of how long this fight will last. For more context, open each profile’s fight history to review opponents, results, methods and the dates of previous appearances. Those details help keep a rate statistic in perspective.

Open the interactive comparison to change either fighter, or open the bout breakdown for supplied outcomes and round-by-round totals. The event guide covers the listed start and card.

Source: connected Cito UFC fighter and bout feeds. This data-assisted research page refreshes with the feed; it is not a separately reported article. Missing broadcast details and running times are not inferred.