Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes Acosta — Honest Elo matchup
Other bouts 12
- 1middleweight Main TitleKhamzat ChimaevvsSean Strickland
- 2flyweight TitleJoshua VanvsTatsuro Taira
- 4welterweightSean BradyvsJoaquin Buckley
- 5lightweightKing GreenvsJeremy Stephens
- 6middleweightAteba GautiervsOzzy Diaz
- 7welterweightJoel AlvarezvsYaroslav Amosov
- 8lightweightGrant DawsonvsMateusz Rebecki
- 9lightweightJim MillervsJared Gordon
- 10middleweightRoman KopylovvsMarco Tulio
- 11featherweightPat SabatinivsWilliam Gomis
- 12middleweightBaisangur SusurkaevvsDjorden Santos
- 13flyweightClayton CarpentervsJose Ochoa
Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Alexander Volkov 50.0% · Waldo Cortes Acosta 50.0%
Pure Elo pre-fight: Alexander Volkov 54.1% · Waldo Cortes Acosta 45.9%
The Honest Elo Meter is hidden once a bout is recorded — win-probability simulations only make sense before the fight. Pre-fight ratings have been updated in both fighters' profiles below to reflect this result.
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Other fights on this card · 12
Notable
Has never been finished — all 4 losses went to the scorecards.
Tale of the tape
| 14-5-0 | UFC record | 10-4-0 |
| KO 6 · Sub 1 | Finishes | KO 5 · Sub 0 |
| +2 | Streak | -2 |
| 37 | Age | 35 |
| 6'7" 201 cm | Height | 6'4" 193 cm |
| 80" 203 cm | Reach | 78" 198 cm |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 1697 | Global Elo | 1624 |
| 1655 | Elo rating | 1581 |
Alexander Volkov — Notable ▼
- 50% of wins by KO or submission
- UFC veteran since 2016
Waldo Cortes Acosta — Notable ▼
- Has never been finished — durability signal
- Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
- 50% of wins by KO/TKO
- 30% of wins finished in round 1
Alexander Volkov — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1250 landed total · career
- Head 59%
- Body 22%
- Leg 20%
- Distance 84%
- Clinch 8%
- Ground 7%
Waldo Cortes Acosta — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 787 landed total · career
- Head 71%
- Body 14%
- Leg 15%
- Distance 89%
- Clinch 3%
- Ground 8%
Performance comparison
Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.
- 1Brando Pericic11.00
- 2Josh Hokit10.28
- 3Steven Asplund7.65
- 4Tom Aspinall7.63
- 5Sean Sharaf7.50
- 1Louie Sutherland69%
- 2Mario Pinto69%
- 3Tom Aspinall68%
- 4Tallison Teixeira67%
- 5Josh Hokit64%
- 1Jailton Almeida1.32
- 2Mario Pinto1.88
- 3Louie Sutherland1.95
- 4Alexandr Romanov2.13
- 5Marcus Buchecha2.15
- 1Ciryl Gane61%
- 2Mario Pinto59%
- 3Brando Pericic58%
- 4Mick Parkin58%
- 5Tanner Boser58%
- 1Jailton Almeida5.57
- 2Valter Walker5.39
- 3Curtis Blaydes5.04
- 4Mario Pinto4.62
- 5Louie Sutherland4.49
- 1Robelis Despaigne100%
- 2Tom Aspinall80%
- 3Tanner Boser75%
- 4Valter Walker69%
- 5Hamdy Abdelwahab65%
- 1Tom Aspinall100%
- 2Mario Pinto100%
- 3Valter Walker100%
- 4Steven Asplund100%
- 5Hamdy Abdelwahab100%
- 1Valter Walker3.59
- 2Jailton Almeida1.64
- 3Ryan Spann1.58
- 4Tom Aspinall1.31
- 5Alexandr Romanov0.86
- 1Jailton Almeida10.49
- 2Louie Sutherland9.43
- 3Valter Walker7.97
- 4Mario Pinto7.37
- 5Alexandr Romanov7.32
Division-adjusted profile
each axis = percentile in own divisionThe size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.
Finish & durability
How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.
Strength of schedule in UFC
Alexander Volkov has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1648 vs 1619, 8 quality wins to 1.
Common opponents
3 shared opponents · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.
- May 9, 2026
- Oct 25, 2025
- Dec 7, 2024
- Jun 22, 2024
- Sep 9, 2023
- Sep 12, 2026
- May 9, 2026
- Jan 24, 2026
- Nov 22, 2025
- Nov 1, 2025