Cortes-Acosta vs Despaigne

When is Cortes-Acosta vs Despaigne?

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is set to face Robelis Despaigne during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 in St. Louis.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Cortes-Acosta vs Despaigne stats

Waldo Cortes-Acosta steps into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Robelis Despaigne will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta's UFC record currently stands at 4-1-0, while Robelis Despaigne's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Despaigne has a massive power advantage over Cortes-Acosta, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Cortes-Acosta's 45%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Cortes-Acosta will have a slight advantage over Despaigne, with a 9% submission rate over Despaigne's 0%.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Despaigne has a height advantage of 3 inches over Cortes-Acosta. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Cortes-Acosta is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years earlier than Despaigne, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 23 more professional rounds, 28 to Despaigne's 5.

Cortes-Acosta vs Despaigne form

Cortes-Acosta has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Lukasz Brzeski at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Chase Sherman at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jared Vanderaa at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Cortes-Acosta's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Cortes-Acosta vs Despaigne?

Robelis Despaigne is currently 11/20 (-180) to win the contest outright, while you can get 7/5 (+140) on Waldo Cortes-Acosta if you fancy the small upset.

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