Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-01-24, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis gets two (UFC Finish bonuses).Lewis vs Cortes-Acosta is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 24th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett – UFC 324. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Waldo Cortes-Acosta record
Waldo Cortes-Acosta entered this fight with a mma record of 16-2-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world.
He was defeated by Sergei Pavlovich in August 2025 (Sergei Pavlovich vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta) but then he has beat Ante Delija (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Ante Delija) and Shamil Gaziev (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev).
Derrick Lewis record
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 29-12-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the heavyweight division.
He lost to Jailton Almeida in 2023 (Jailton Almeida vs Derrick Lewis) but then he has defeated Rodrigo Nascimento in 2024 (Derrick Lewis vs Rodrigo Nascimento) and Tallison Teixeira in 2025 (Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 324 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett
Sean O’Malley vs Yadong Song
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis
Natalia Silva vs Rose Namajunas
Jean Silva vs Arnold Allen
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Umar Nurmagomedov vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Ateba Abega Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev
Modestas Bukauskas vs Nikita Krylov
Charles Johnson vs Alex Perez
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Denzel Freeman vs Josh Hokit
Adam Fugitt vs Ty Cole Miller
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis 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 Lewis fight?
Waldo Cortes-Acosta defeated Derrick Lewis via TKO at 3:14, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 324 post-fight octagon interview of Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Derrick Lewis.
