Lukasz Brzeski vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta

UFC 1-6-0 vs. 10-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-6-0
UFC record
10-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
34
Age
6'3"
Height
78"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
12.6
Layoff (months)Δ 9.6 mo
3
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Waldo Cortes Acosta carries real power — 0.61 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Lukasz Brzeski rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Waldo Cortes Acosta rarely shoots — 0.41 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Lukasz Brzeski

Full career not yet synced for Lukasz Brzeski — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 123
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.86 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2774.69/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
7595.18/min · norm 3.36
2233.78/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
5293.61/min · norm 3.19
49.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
48.6%norm 47.8%
55.3%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
54.7%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
60.61/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Lukasz Brzeski

Distance 96.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 9.3%)

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Distance 90.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Lukasz Brzeski

Head 67.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 7.6%)

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Head 80.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Brzeski L/AAccHeavyweight med Acosta L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 264 / 541 48.8% 40.1% 669 / 1410 47.4% 40.1%
In the clinch 13 / 20 too few to rate 70.6% 24 / 41 58.5% 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 66 / 110 60.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 125 / 380 32.9% 38.9% 537 / 1260 42.6% 38.9%
To the body 84 / 108 77.8% 76.8% 113 / 164 68.9% 76.8%
To the legs 68 / 74 91.9% 87.8% 109 / 137 79.6% 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Brzeski L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Acosta L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 178 / 437 40.7% 40.7% 516 / 1139 45.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 11 / 18 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 26 46.2% 70.6%
On the ground 34 / 44 77.3% 72.0% 1 / 2 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 425 38.8% 38.8% 212 / 795 26.7% 38.8%
To the body 26 / 38 68.4% 75.1% 108 / 150 72.0% 75.1%
To the legs 32 / 36 88.9% 84.4% 209 / 222 94.1% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
450.0% acc · 0.41/15 · norm 0.95
631.6% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1773.9% def · norm 64.3%
1:122.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
13:519.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
19:595:04 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
10:131:02 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.10/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Acosta has more cage time on record.