Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

Doha, Qatar

22 Nov 2025

Heavyweight

56%

Acosta

44%

Gaziev

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 1:22

Waldo Cortes Acosta

"Salsa Boy"

17 – 3

6'4"78" reachOrthodox34 yrsStriker

CFR 66

Shamil Gaziev

14 – 3

Striker36 yrsOrthodox78" reach6'4"

CFR 52

★ Official Result

Waldo Cortes AcostawinsKO/TKOR1 · 1:22

def. Shamil Gaziev · UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Acosta

→

Actual result

Acosta wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Acosta at 56% vs Gaziev at 44% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 14 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Gaziev has a chin rating of 34 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

AcostaGaziev

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Acosta

Gaziev

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"

Height

6'4"

78"

Reach

78"

34+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Acosta

Gaziev

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

65.8

51.9

55.7

Performance Avg

52.9

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Acosta

Gaziev

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

6.5

/ 10

8.6

/ 10

5.8

Style: Pressure

7.0

5.5

Style: Volume

3.1

5 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

3 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

9Distance6

0Clinch0

1Ground0

Acosta

Gaziev

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.2

/ 10

0.6

/ 10

0.8

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.4

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

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

Acosta

Gaziev

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R2.3 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

1 fight ago

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

14/20 fights

Chin rating based on

7/17 fights

Acosta

Gaziev

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

Upcoming

L · Dec · R3

W · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

Last 5

W · KO · R1

L · KO · R2

L · KO · R1

W · KO · R1

W · Dec · R3

Acosta

Gaziev

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

50%

75%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Acosta

Gaziev

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.5

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

8.6

1.2

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.6

0.8

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.4

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

5.8

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.0

5.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.1

Acosta

Strike Zones

Gaziev

Acosta

Attacking

10 landed

Absorbing

6 absorbed

Gaziev

Attacking

6 landed

Absorbing

10 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Acosta targets the head (80% of attacks) — Gaziev absorbs 80% of strikes there

🎯Gaziev targets the head (67% of attacks) — Acosta absorbs 67% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Acosta

RND

Gaziev

0/0R00/0

0/0R20/0

Acosta · Last 5

Upcoming

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Decision

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KO/TKO

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KO/TKO

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KO/TKO

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KO/TKO

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KO/TKO

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Decision

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Waldo Cortes Acosta · Shamil Gaziev

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