Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-11-07, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker as soon as we watch the full fight (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Walker vs Cortes-Acosta is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 7th, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Vegas 124 (also known as UFC Fight Night 293); on the original fight card the main event was Gabriel Bonfim vs Sean Brady but Sean withdrew due to a infection in his knee. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Waldo Cortes-Acosta record
Waldo Cortes-Acosta entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Derrick Lewis (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis) but then he has lost twice, with Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta) and with Curtis Blaydes (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes).
Johnny Walker record
His opponent, Johnny Walker, has an official record of 23-10-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 in the heavyweight division.
He won just two out of his last five bouts, against Mingyang Zhang in 2025 (Johnny Walker vs Mingyang Zhang) and against Mick Parkin in 2026, between these two he lost to Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Johnny Walker).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 124 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker
Virna Jandiroba vs Tatiana Suarez
Davey Grant vs Elijah Smith
Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando
Nina Nikolija Milosevic vs Priscila Cachoeira
Marcos Degli vs Mitch Raposo
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Keiichiro Nakamura vs Oliver Schmid
Gabriel Lourenco vs Thomas Petersen
Karine Silva vs Gabriella Fernandes
Jose Mauro Delano vs Murtazali Magomedov
Austin Bashi vs Carlos Calderon
Mantas Kondratavicius vs Andre Petroski
Seok Hyeon Ko vs Wellington Turman
Jose Henrique Souza vs Jonny Parsons
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 124 pre-fight press conference, featuring Johnny Walker and Waldo Cortes-Acosta!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 124: Cortes-Acosta vs Walker weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker 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 Walker fight?
Johnny Walker defeated Waldo Cortes-Acosta via TKO at 2:27, round 3.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 124 post-fight octagon interview of Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 124 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Johnny Walker and Waldo Cortes-Acosta (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 124 Fight of the Night: Johnny Walker vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
UFC Vegas 124 Performance of the Night: Elijah Smith, Thomas Petersen
