Waldo Cortez-Acosta - Johnny Walker: Betting Tip (cf 4.40) and betting on the fight

Current form 

For Waldo Cortez-Acosta, 2025 was a time of great opportunity. Four wins with one loss, and most importantly, two spectacular early successes over Ante Delia and Shamil Gaziev. Moreover, only 21 days have passed between these performances. It was as if Salsa Boy had decided to single-handedly return the UFC heavyweight division to its former entertainment. In 2026, he continued in the same spirit, confidently dealing with Derrick Lewis. However, this was followed by a defeat to Alexander Volkov and a rather boring duel with Curtis Blades.

The 35-year-old Dominican has 20 wins (12 by knockout, 7 by decision and 1 by submission) with four defeats. His durability deserves special attention. The meeting with Sergey Pavlovich did not end in favor of Cortez-Acosta, but he withstood 61 significant blows from the Russian and still held out until the verdict. Not every heavyweight is able to boast such a margin of safety.

Current form

Johnny Walker also decided to add a bit of entertainment to the heavyweight. In October 2026, the Brazilian performed in this category for the first time and immediately made himself known by knocking out Mick Parkin with a spectacular knee from the clinch. Prior to that, Walker had not appeared in the octagon since April, when he lost to Dominic Reyes by split decision. The fight turned out to be so nondescript that hardly anyone would want to review it for pleasure.

The 34-year-old Brazilian has a record of 22 wins (17 by knockout, 2 by decision and 3 by submission) and 10 defeats. The accuracy of his punches is 56%. Walker holds a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, but the main argument remains striking power. The problem is that Johnny himself does not have a reliable defense and sometimes gets too carried away with the attack.