Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta Vs. Danilo Suzart
Tale of the tape
30-years-old
6’4″
Dominican Republic
Ultimate Kombat Fitness
6-0
3 KO/TKOs, 1 Submission
Combined opponent’s record: 43-24
31-years-old
6’0″
Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
LIFE MMA
9-1
6 KO/TKOs
Combined opponent’s record: 11-10
Pros and Cons
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Pros
- Heavy hands
- Tough to hold down
- Good jab
- Strong in the clinch
- Good ground and pound
- Well-conditioned
- Physically strong
- Good dirty boxing
Cons
- Plodding footwork
- Low output
- TDD needs some work
- Looping punches
Danilo Suzart
Pros
- Sneaky good uppercut
- Power overhands
- Forward pressure
Cons
- Weak gas tank
- Poor TDD
- Poor grappling defense
- Wild striking
- Flat footwork
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Cortes-Acosta
Speed: Cortes-Acosta
Output/Volume: Suzart
Kickboxing: Suzart
Striking defense: Even
Footwork/movement: Even
Wrestling: Cortes-Acosta
Grappling: Cortes-Acosta
More likely to finish on the mat: Cortes-Acosta
Gas tank: Cortes-Acosta
Prediction: Both Cortes-Acosta and Suzart have good-looking records, but there is only one here with actual potential.
Both guys are solely strikers; Cortes-Acosta has a background in boxing. Although I’m not impressed with his striking technically he matches up well with Suzart.
With two guys that will stand and trade in the pocket I heavily favorite Cortes-Acosta. When two big guys just stand and bang anything can happen. With that said, I don’t see Suzart knocking out Cortes-Acosta so I see the opposite happening.
