Barnett vs Cortes-Acosta

When is Barnett vs Cortes-Acosta?

Chris Barnett will take on Waldo Cortes-Acosta during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Barnett vs Cortes-Acosta stats

Chris Barnett steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta will mark his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Chris Barnett's UFC record currently stands at 2-2-0, while Waldo Cortes-Acosta's comes in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggest Barnett has a massive power advantage over Cortes-Acosta, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Cortes-Acosta's 42%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Cortes-Acosta will have a slight advantage over Barnett, with a 8% submission rate over Barnett's 0%.

Chris Barnett is the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Cortes-Acosta has a height advantage of 7 inches over Barnett.

Barnett is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years earlier than Cortes-Acosta, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 30 more professional rounds, 61 to Cortes-Acosta's 31.

Barnett vs Cortes-Acosta form

Cortes-Acosta has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Robelis Despaigne at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lukasz Brzeski at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had lost to Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Chase Sherman at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Barnett's last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Cortes-Acosta's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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