UFC UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Final

Heavyweight

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Ante Delija

Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Dominican Republic

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

“Salsa Boy”

17-4

Winner

VS
Ante Delija
Croatia

Ante Delija

“Walking Trouble”

26-8

Winner

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 1 — 3:59

1 November 2025 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta beat Ante Delija by KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:59.
  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta landed 18 of 24 total strikes, with 1:37 of control time.
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Tale of the tape

Waldo Cortes-AcostaAnte Delija
17-4Record26-8
34Age on fight night35
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
78″ (198 cm)Reach78″ (198 cm)
260 lb (117.9 kg)Weight239 lb (108.4 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Ultimate Kombat FitnessTeamTeam Kaobon
Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican RepublicFromDubrovnik, Croatia

Fight statistics

18of 24 · 75%Total strikes landed18of 38 · 47%
10of 13Head strikes14of 34
3of 6Body strikes3of 3
5of 5Leg strikes1of 1
1Knockdowns0
1:37Control time0:25

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

Round by round

Waldo Cortes-AcostaRoundAnte Delija
18/24strikes0/0TD1KD1:37controlR118/38strikes0/1TD0KD0:25control

Form going into the fight

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

  1. LSergei Pavlovichunanimous decision2025
  2. WSerghei Spivacunanimous decision2025
  3. WRyan SpannKO/TKO R2 4:482025
  4. WRobelis Despaigneunanimous decision2024
  5. WAndrei Arlovskiunanimous decision2024

Ante Delija

  1. WMarcin TyburaKO/TKO R1 2:032025
  2. WYorgan De CastroTKO R1 0:432025

Also on this card

Steve Garcia vs David OnamaFeatherweightKO/TKO R1 3:34Jeremiah Wells vs Themba GorimboWelterweightunanimous decisionIsaac Dulgarian vs Yadier del ValleFeatherweightsubmission R1 3:41Charles Radtke vs Daniel FrunzaWelterweightsubmission R3 4:29Allan Nascimento vs Rafael Estevam

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