FinishedMain card · #5
UFC Fight Night · Saturday 22 November 2025
KO/TKOPunch
Round1
Time1:22
Fight time1:22
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
Shamil
Waldo
Striking
15
STRIKES
21
6
Power strikes
10
0
Knockdowns
2
Target
13
HEAD
19
1
BODY
1
1
LEGS
1
Grappling
0/0
TAKEDOWNS
0/0
0
Sub attempts
0
0:00
Control time
0:08
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share42%Share of strikes58%
38%Share of power strikes62%
0%Fight time in control
0:00 · 0:08 / 1:2210%
0:00 · 0:08 / 1:2210%
Strike map
Head · body · legsGaziev vs Cortes-AcostaStrikes by target
Tale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+GazievCortes-Acosta
6.55Strikes / min10.23
1.1Takedowns / 15 min0.4
33Takedown accuracy %50
40Control time %9
0.54Knockdowns / 15 min0.61
75Wins by finish %56
Key numbers
Key numbers · Cortes-Acosta21
Cortes-Acosta: 21 strikes — average since 2022: 115 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+6
Strike differential in this bout: 21–15.
Differential · this bout10
Power strikes — 48% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights0:08
Control time — 10% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Shamil Gaziev
UFC 2022+4–3
·Streak1W
- Wvs Kennedy NzechukwuKO/TKOR1 · 1:20 · 23 Aug 2026
- Lvs Brando PericicKO/TKOR2 · 3:44 · 2 May 2026
- Lvs Waldo Cortes-AcostaKO/TKOR1 · 1:22 · 22 Nov 2025
- Wvs Thomas PetersenKO/TKOR1 · 3:12 · 1 Feb 2025
- Wvs Don'Tale MayesDECISION30–27 ×3 · 3 Aug 2024
Waldo Cortes-Acosta · #6
UFC 2022+9–4
·Streak2L
- Lvs Curtis BlaydesDECISION29–28 ×3 · 13 Sept 2026
- Lvs Alexander VolkovDECISION29–28, 29–28, 30–27 · 10 May 2026
- Wvs Derrick LewisKO/TKOR2 · 3:14 · 25 Jan 2026
- Wvs Shamil GazievKO/TKOR1 · 1:22 · 22 Nov 2025
- Wvs Ante DelijaKO/TKOR1 · 3:59 · 2 Nov 2025
