Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Jun 7, 2025 · PPV

DateJun 7, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenuePrudential Center

BroadcastPPV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, June 7, 2025 — watch on PPV.

US East (ET): Sat 10:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 7:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 3:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 4:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
Your time

Serghei SpivacThe Polar Bear |18-7-0Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes-AcostaWaldo Cortes-AcostaSalsa Boy |17-4-0

Serghei SpivacThe Polar Bear18-7-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

18-7-0Record17-4-0

31Age35

6'3"Height6'4"

78"Reach78"

256 lbsWeight262 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Waldo Cortes-AcostaSalsa Boy17-4-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Waldo Cortes-Acosta owns a 53-point Elo edge (great). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Serghei Spivac and Waldo Cortes-Acosta across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Serghei SpivacWaldo Cortes-Acosta

Recent form

Serghei SpivacL W L L W · -9 Elo last 5

LWLLW

Waldo Cortes-AcostaL L W W W · +26 Elo last 5

LLWWW

Elo edge

Serghei Spivac1709-15 last move

Waldo Cortes-Acosta1762-16 last move

Why they are ranked here

Serghei Spivac#35 of 184 active Heavyweight fighters · 1709 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Derrick Lewis (rated 1770 at the time): +23.
Costliest loss: Lost to Tom Aspinall (rated 1678 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -9 Elo in total.
Next places: 2 points behind #34 Amir Aliakbari, 0 ahead of #36 Tyrell Fortune.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta#18 of 184 active Heavyweight fighters · 1762 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Derrick Lewis (rated 1775 at the time): +19.
Costliest loss: Lost to Curtis Blaydes (rated 1769 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +26 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #17 Josh Hokit, 2 ahead of #19 Mario Pinto.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

What's at stake

Serghei SpivacNow 1709 · #35 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+18→ 1727

Loses by decision-14→ 1695

Waldo Cortes-AcostaNow 1762 · #18 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1776

Loses by decision-18→ 1744

What-if simulatorPremium

Pick the winner and how the fight ends to see both new ratings, both new division ranks, and who each fighter would pass.

The simulator is part of Combat Edge Premium, with zero ads, 30 Ask Stats questions a month and CSV exports.

Go Premium to run it

Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Serghei SpivacvsWaldo Cortes-Acosta

Takedown average

3.82vs0.40

Submission average

0.48vs0.10

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.57vs5.34

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

4.23vs3.63

Finishing profile

Serghei Spivacsubmission leads 44% of wins

Waldo Cortes-AcostaKO/TKO leads 53% of wins

Common opponents

Derrick Lewis Serghei Spivac: win · Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) · Feb 4, 2023 Waldo Cortes-Acosta: win · TKO (elbows and punches) · Jan 24, 2026

Shamil Gaziev Serghei Spivac: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Nov 22, 2025 Waldo Cortes-Acosta: win · KO (punch) · Nov 22, 2025

Ante Delija Serghei Spivac: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 21, 2026 Waldo Cortes-Acosta: win · KO (punches) · Nov 1, 2025

Tale of the tape

Serghei SpivacWaldo Cortes-Acosta

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.57Sig. strikes landed per min5.34

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

48Sig. strike accuracy49

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

4.23Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.63

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

52Sig. strike defense54

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

3.82Takedown average0.40

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

0Takedown accuracy0

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

64Takedown defense74

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0.48Submission average0.10

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

7Wins by knockout9

8Wins by submission1

3Wins by decision7

4Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission0

3Losses by decision4

Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC 316 : DVALISHVILI VS O'MALLEY 2. Serghei Spivac enters with a 18-7-0 record and Waldo Cortes-Acosta enters with a 17-4-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.