Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Ante Delija

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama

Las Vegas, USA

1 Nov 2025

Heavyweight

55%

Acosta

45%

Delija

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 3:59

Waldo Cortes Acosta

"Salsa Boy"

17 – 3

6'4"78" reachOrthodox34 yrsStriker

CFR 66

Ante Delija

"Walking Trouble"

26 – 8

Knockout Artist2-fight slide35 yrsOrthodox78" reach6'3"

CFR 55

Combatrics Intelligence

Data-driven breakdown · fighter metrics

Edge: Acosta

This is a genuine toss-up — Acosta at 55% vs Delija at 45% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 11 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Delija has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 19 points.

Acosta has the striking edge in both volume and accuracy.

Acosta

Delija

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"+

Height

6'3"

78"

Reach

78"

34+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Acosta

Delija

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

65.8

54.9

55.7

Performance Avg

49.3

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Acosta

Delija

Striking

Significant strikes per minute & accuracy

2.4

2.3

50%

Strike Accuracy

39%

6.5

Striking Style Score (/10)

10.0

5 KOs

KO Finishes

1 KOs

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

4Distance15

2Clinch1

6Ground0

Acosta

Delija

Grappling

Takedowns, submissions & wrestling

1.2

/ 10

0.0

/ 10

0.8

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Acosta

Delija

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

Moderate

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

1 fight ago

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

13/20 fights

Chin rating based on

3/34 fights

Acosta

Delija

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

L · Dec · R3

W · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R1

W · KO · R1

Acosta

Delija

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

50%

100%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Acosta

Delija

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.5

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

10.0

1.2

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.0

0.8

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

5.8

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

8.0

5.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

0.7

Acosta

Strike Zones

Delija

Acosta

Attacking

12 landed

Absorbing

16 absorbed

Delija

Attacking

16 landed

Absorbing

12 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Acosta targets the head (75% of attacks) — Delija absorbs 75% of strikes there

🎯Delija targets the head (81% of attacks) — Acosta absorbs 81% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Acosta

RND

Delija

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Acosta · QOF Timeline

Avg: 5.6

WinLossTrend

Delija · QOF Timeline

Avg: 4.8

WinLossTrend

Acosta · Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Alexander VolkovRating 6.8

Decision

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KO/TKO

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W · KO · R1

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KO/TKO

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Ante DelijaRating 6

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R3

Sergei PavlovichRating 6.7

Decision

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Delija · Last 3

L · Dec · R3

Serghei SpivacRating 6

Decision

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L · KO · R1

Waldo Cortes AcostaRating 3

KO/TKO

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W · KO · R1

Marcin TyburaRating 5.4

KO/TKO

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News & Media

Waldo Cortes Acosta · Ante Delija

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