UFC UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Final

Heavyweight

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Chase Sherman

Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Dominican Republic

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

17-4

Winner

VS
Chase Sherman
United States

Chase Sherman

“The Vanilla Gorilla”

16-12

Winner

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

19 November 2022 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta beat Chase Sherman by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta landed 149 of 282 total strikes, with 0:13 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Waldo Cortes-AcostaChase Sherman
17-4Record16-12
31Age on fight night33
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)
78″ (198 cm)Reach78″ (198 cm)
260 lb (117.9 kg)Weight250 lb (113.4 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Ultimate Kombat FitnessTeamJackson-Wink MMA
Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican RepublicFromD'Iberville, Mississippi, United States

Fight statistics

149of 282 · 53%Total strikes landed73of 187 · 39%
125of 249Head strikes29of 136
18of 27Body strikes17of 20
6of 6Leg strikes27of 31
0Takedowns1of 2
0:13Control time1:34

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Waldo Cortes-AcostaRoundChase Sherman
29/73strikes0/0TD0KD0:04controlR123/55strikes1/1TD0KD1:03control
73/123strikes0/0TD0KD0:09controlR222/51strikes0/1TD0KD0:28control
47/86strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR328/81strikes0/0TD0KD0:03control

Judges’ scorecards

Anthony Maness

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Sal D'amato

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Junichiro Kamijo

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

  1. WJared Vanderaaunanimous decision2022
  2. ?Danilo SuzartKO/TKO R1 3:402022

Chase Sherman

  1. WJared VanderaaKO/TKO R3 3:102022
  2. LAlexandr Romanovsubmission R1 2:112022
  3. LJake Colliersubmission R1 2:262022
  4. LParker Porterunanimous decision2021
  5. LAndrei Arlovskiunanimous decision2021

Also on this card

Ion Cutelaba vs Kennedy NzechukwuLight HeavyweightKO/TKO R2 1:02Muslim Salikhov vs Andre FialhoWelterweightKO/TKO R3 1:03Danny Roberts vs Jack Della MaddalenaWelterweightKO/TKO R1 3:24Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs Charles JohnsonFlyweightsplit decisionMaryna Moroz vs Jennifer MaiaWomen's Flyweightunanimous decision

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