Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes Prediction & Pick (Noche UFC) | Predicted Sports
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Noche UFC ยท Heavyweight

Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes

September 12, 2026 ยท Glendale, Arizona, USA

WA
Waldo Cortes Acosta
17-3 ยท Orthodox
vs
CB
Curtis Blaydes
19-6 (1 NC) ยท Orthodox
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How Acosta vs Blaydes is likely to end

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Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes tale of the tape

78"
Reach
80"
34
Age
35
5.34
SLpM
4.18
48%
Str. Acc.
52%
3.63
SApM
2.76
54%
Str. Def.
53%
0.40
TD Avg.
5.12
73%
TD Def.
35%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.00

The longer bar / bold number is the edge on that row.

How fights like this tend to go

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Waldo Cortes Acosta and Curtis Blaydes by the numbers

Waldo Cortes Acosta finishes 38% ยท finished 0% (13 fights)
As the rating favorite 89% (8-1)
Vs orthodox 83% (10-2)
In the small (APEX) cage 83% (5-1)
When younger than opponent 78% (7-2)
Curtis Blaydes finishes 33% ยท finished 33% (9 fights)
When younger than opponent 67% (2-1)
Vs orthodox 63% (5-3)
With a reach advantage 63% (5-3)
As the rating underdog 57% (4-3)

Win rate by context, from the fight log. Splits with too few fights are hidden.

Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes: your questions

When is Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes and what weight class is it?
Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes is a Heavyweight bout at Noche UFC, September 12, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona, USA.
How is Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes likely to end?
We project KO/TKO, submission and decision probabilities, plus a round by round finish breakdown, from a per round hazard model. The full method and round read is on Pro.