Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-09-12, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Blaydes vs Cortes-Acosta is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 12th, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale (Arizona, United States), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Jean Silva vs Jose Delgado – Noche UFC 4 (also known as UFC Fight Night 288). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Waldo Cortes-Acosta record
Waldo Cortes-Acosta entered this fight with a professional record of 17-3-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat Shamil Gaziev (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev) and Derrick Lewis (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis) but then he has lost to Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta).
Curtis Blaydes record
His opponent, Curtis Blaydes, has a mma record of 19-6-0 (68% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.11 in the heavyweight division.
He won just two out of his last five bouts, the last one against Rizvan Kuniev in 2025 (Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev), then he has lost to Josh Hokit (4-stars match, Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit).
Fight card
Here is the Noche UFC 4 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Jean Silva vs Jose Delgado
Brandon Moreno vs Joseph Morales
Marwan Rahiki vs Tommy McMillen
Manon Fiorot vs Alexa Grasso
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes
David Martinez vs Dan Ige
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Tim Elliott vs Edgar Chairez
Muslim Salikhov vs Ignacio Bahamondes
Yousri Belgaroui vs Djorden Santos
Drakkar Klose vs Thomas Gantt
Rafa Garcia vs Zhu Rong
Sean King vs Jessie Rosas
JJ Aldrich vs Regina Tarin
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Cortes-Acosta vs Blaydes fight?
Curtis Blaydes defeated Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 29–28.
