Cortes-Acosta vs Volkov is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 9th, at the Prudential Center in Newark (New Jersey, United States), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland – UFC 328. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alexander Volkov record
The former Bellator, M-1 Global Hw champ, black belt in tsu-shin-gen and Bjj Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 39-11-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world.
He was defeated by Ciryl Gane in 2024 (Alexander Volkov vs Ciryl Gane 2) but then he came back to win with Jailton Almeida in 2025 (Alexander Volkov vs Jailton Almeida).
Waldo Cortes-Acosta record
His opponent, Waldo Cortes-Acosta, has an official record of 17-2-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the heavyweight division.
He lost to Sergei Pavlovich in August 2025 (Sergei Pavlovich vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta) but then he has won over Ante Delija (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Ante Delija), Shamil Gaziev (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev) and Derrick Lewis (Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 328 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland
Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira
Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Sean Brady vs Joaquin Buckley
Bobby Green vs Jeremy Stephens
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / CBS)
Ateba Abega Gautier vs Osman Diaz
Yaroslav Amosov vs Joel Alvarez
Grant Dawson vs Mateusz Rebecki
Jared Gordon vs Jim Miller
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Roman Kopylov vs Marco Tulio
Pat Sabatini vs William Gomis
Baisangur Susurkaev vs Djorden Santos
Jose Ochoa vs Clayton Carpenter
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta 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 Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta fight?
Alexander Volkov defeated Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision. Scores were 30–27, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 328 post-fight octagon interview of Alexander Volkov and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.