Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Robelis Despaigne — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento

St. Louis, USA

11 May 2024

Heavyweight

56%

Acosta

44%

Despaigne

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Waldo Cortes Acosta

"Salsa Boy"

17 – 3

6'4"78" reachOrthodox34 yrsStriker

CFR 66

Robelis Despaigne

"The Big Boy"

5 – 2

Knockout Artist2-fight slide37 yrsOrthodox84" reach6'7"

CFR 51

★ Official Result

Waldo Cortes AcostawinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Robelis Despaigne · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Acosta

→

Actual result

Acosta wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

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

Key angles

The CFR gap of 15 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

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

Striking split: Acosta throws more volume but Despaigne connects at a higher rate — quality vs quantity.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

AcostaDespaigne

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Acosta

Despaigne

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"

Height

+6'7"

78"

Reach

+84"

34+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Acosta

Despaigne

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

65.8

50.8

55.7

Performance Avg

49.3

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Acosta

Despaigne

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.4

0.9

50%

Strike Accuracy

74%

6.5

Striking Style Score (/10)

10.0

5 KOs

KO Finishes

1 KOs

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

5Distance11

0Clinch0

16Ground0

Acosta

Despaigne

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

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

Despaigne

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

13/20 fights

Chin rating based on

3/7 fights

Acosta

Despaigne

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

W · KO · R1

Acosta

Despaigne

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

Despaigne

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

Despaigne

Acosta

Attacking

21 landed

Absorbing

11 absorbed

Despaigne

Attacking

11 landed

Absorbing

21 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

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

🎯Despaigne targets the legs (82% of attacks) — Acosta absorbs 82% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Acosta

RND

Despaigne

0/0R00/0

Acosta · QOF Timeline

Avg: 5.6

WinLossTrend

Despaigne · QOF Timeline

Avg: 5.9

WinLossTrend

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Josh ParisianRating 5.1

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News & Media

Waldo Cortes Acosta · Robelis Despaigne

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