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Absolute Championship Akhmat
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
SportMixed martial arts
Founded2014; 12 years ago (2014)
FounderMairbek Khasiev
CountryRussia
HeadquartersGrozny, Chechnya
Official websitewww.aca-mma.com/en

Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe.[1] To date, most events have been hosted in Grozny, Chechnya. ACA has also held events in other Russian cities, as well as in Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

History

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Absolute Championship Berkut

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ACB was founded by Mairbek Khasiev, a citizen of Chechnya. In 2009, he founded the Berkut Fight Club in Grozny which helped young fighters get the opportunity to compete at the highest level.

Several fighters who were successful in ACB have gone on to sign with more well known promotions such as the UFC. ACB had its own fight team, the Fight Club Berkut, which consisted of some of the promotion's fighters, such as Beslan Isaev, Magomed Bibulatov, Musa Khamanaev and Aslambek Saidov. ACB co-operated with other promotions in Europe by exchanging fighters, for example KSW and The Cage. ACB ran the majority of its shows live on a variety of TV networks (Match TV, Polsat Sport) throughout Europe. The promotion ran its shows live internationally on its Facebook page.

International Expansion

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The 2017 campaign featured 27 events spanning across thirteen countries, including the United States, Austria, Poland, England, Tajikistan, Belarus, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Australia and Russia.

TECH-Krep FC purchase

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On September 12, 2018, Mairbek Khasiev revealed that Absolute Championship Berkut had purchased TECH-Krep FC.[2] Khasiev went on to explain that TECH-Krep FC would cease operation and cancel their October 26 event, and that former Tech-Krep FC head Alexey Yatsenko would become the president of ACB.

WFCA acquisition and integration

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On November 28, 2018, the Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov announced that the Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) and the World Fighting Championship Akhmat (WFCA) would merge to form a single promotion.[3]

US Sanctions

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On December 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced sanctions against ACA and Akhmat MMA due to their ownership by Kadyrov. Due to this, no American citizen or company can do business with them, meaning all American fighters could face fines or jail time if they fight for the organization.[4] Brett Cooper was the first fighter to pull out of his fight at ACA 116: Froes vs Balaev due to the sanctions.[5]

Roster

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List of events

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Current champions

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Mixed martial arts

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Division Champion Since Defenses
Heavyweight Russia Alikhan Vakhaev Nov 7, 2025 1
Light Heavyweight Russia Muslim Magomedov Dec 5, 2024 0
Middleweight Russia Magomedrasul Gasanov Apr 9, 2021 6
Welterweight Russia Abubakar Vagaev Feb 8, 2025 0
Kyrgyzstan Zhakshylyk Myrzabekov (interim) Dec 5, 2025 0
Lightweight Russia Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov Sep 19, 2020 4
Featherweight Russia Islam Omarov Jul 21, 2023 2
Bantamweight Brazil Josiel Silva Feb 28, 2025 1
Flyweight Russia Anatoliy Kondratiev Feb 6, 2026 0

Rankings

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The rankings for the ACA's fighters are both recorded and updated when information has been obtained from the ACA's website.[6]

  • Updated as of Feb 9, 2026
ACA Rankings
Rank Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight
C Russia Alikhan Vakhaev Russia Muslim Magomedov Russia Magomedrasul Gasanov Russia Abubakar Vagaev
1 Russia Kirill Kornilov Russia Adlan Ibragimov Russia Shamil Abdulaev Kyrgyzstan Jakshylyk Myrzabekov Increase 2
2 Iran Amir Aliakbari Russia Elmar Gasanov Russia Artem Frolov Russia Albert Tumenov Decrease 1
3 Russia Zumso Zuraev Russia Grigor Matevosyan Russia Ramazan Emeev Russia Uzair Abdurakov Decrease 1
4 Russia Adam Bogatyrev Russia Salamu Abdurakhmanov Increase 3 Russia Abdul-Rahman Dzhanaev Russia Andrei Koshkin
5 Russia Anton Vyazigin Tajikistan Faridun Odilov Decrease 1 Russia Ibragim Magomedov Russia Alexey Shurkevich Increase 1
6 United States Tony Johnson Jr. Brazil Leonardo Silva Decrease 1 Bulgaria Nikola Dipchikov Russia Chersi Dudaev Decrease 1
7 Brazil Carlos Felipe Russia Sulim Batalov Decrease 1 Russia Dmitriy Aryshev Brazil Vinicius Cruz Increase 2
8 Russia Mukhumat Vakhaev Russia Alexey Butorin Brazil Rene Pessoa Belarus Denis Maher Decrease 1
9 Iran Arash Sadeghi Russia Maxim Grishin Russia Ruslan Shamilov Kyrgyzstan Edil Esengulov Decrease 1
10 Russia Anton Vinnikov Kazakhstan Evgeniy Egemberdiev Kazakhstan Dauren Ermekov Increase 2 Russia Abdulvakhab Magomadov
11 Brazil Klidson Abreu Kazakhstan Asylzhan Bakytzhanuly Russia Murad Abdulaev Decrease 1 Tajikistan Iskandar Mamadaliev
12 Azerbaijan Ruslan Medzhidov Russia Vitaly Bigdash Increase 3 Russia Mikhail Dolgov Decrease 2 Brazil Elias Silvério
13 Russia Alexander Maslov Brazil Caio Bittencourt Decrease 1 United States Chris Honeycutt Russia Ivan Solovyov
14 Estonia Denis Smoldarev Russia Evgeny Erokhin Decrease 1 Russia Shamil Yamilov Russia Vitaly Slipenko
15 Russia Daniil Matsola Russia Ruslan Gabaraev Decrease 1 Russia Vladimir Vasiliev Russia Evgeny Galochkin
Rank Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight Flyweight
C Russia Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov Russia Islam Omarov Brazil Josiel Silva Russia Anatoliy Kondratiev
1 Russia Ali Bagov Russia Alikhan Suleimanov Russia Oleg Borisov Russia Azamat Pshukov
2 Russia Daud Shakhaev Russia Bibert Tumenov Russia Aleksandr Podlesniy Russia Aren Akopyan
3 Brazil Herdeson Batista Russia Kurban Taygibov Russia David Dzhibilov Tajikistan Azam Gaforov
4 Russia Ali Abdulkhalikov Russia Saifullah Dzhabrailov Russia Renat Ondar Increase 5 Russia Azamat Kerefov Increase 1
5 Russia Alexander Matmuratov Russia Makharbek Karginov Russia Timur Valiev Decrease 1 Russia Imran Bukuev Increase 1
6 Kazakhstan Artem Reznikov Kyrgyzstan Alimardan Abdykaarov Russia Abdul-Rakhman Dudayev Decrease 1 Russia Vartan Asatryan Increase 1
7 Russia Mukhamed Kokov Russia Dzhambulat Selimkhanov Increase 1 Tajikistan Osimkhon Rakhmonov Decrease 1 Russia Astemir Nagoev Increase 1
8 Russia Amirkhan Adaev Russia Rustam Kerimov Increase 1 Russia Pavel Vitruk Decrease 1 Russia Saigid Abdullayev Increase 1
9 Brazil Davi Ramos Russia Alexander Grozin New entry Russia Rasul Albaskhanov Decrease 1 Russia Umalat Israfilov Increase 1
10 Russia Rasul Magomedov Russia Gleb Khabibulin Increase 1 Russia Hayk Kazaryan Increase 3 Tajikistan Oyatullo Muminov Increase 1
11 Russia Ramazan Kishev Russia Roman Ogulchansky New entry Russia Akhmed Musakaev Decrease 1 Russia Murad Zeynulabidov Increase 1
12 Russia Abdul-Rahman Temirov Belarus Apti Bimarzaev Decrease 2 Slovakia Tomáš Deák Uzbekistan Kholmurod Nurmatov Increase 1
13 United States Sidney Outlaw New entry Peru Enrique Barzola Decrease 1 Russia Goga Shamatava Decrease 2 Armenia Mkhitar Barseghyan Increase 1
14 Russia Alexey Polpudnikov Increase 1 Kazakhstan Bagdos Olzhabay Russia Kurban Gadzhiev New entry Kyrgyzstan Azatbek Kochorov Increase 1
15 Russia Pavel Gordeev Decrease 1 Tajikistan Behruz Zukhurov Russia Chermen Gobaev Russia Vagiz Ismagilov New entry

Championship history

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Mixed martial arts

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Heavyweight Championship

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over 93 kg (over 205 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defenses
1 Russia Zelimkhan Umiev
def. Israfil Makhashev
ACB 9
Grozny, Russia
Jun 22, 2014 594 days
2 Russia Salimgerey Rasulov ACB 29
Warsaw, Poland
Feb 6, 2016 244 days
3 Russia Denis Goltsov ACB 50
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dec 18, 2016 244 days
4 Russia Mukhamad Vakhaev ACB 67
Grozny, Russia
Aug 19, 2017 742 days 1. def. Sergey Bilostenniy at ACB 90 on Nov 10, 2018
ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
Evgeniy Goncharov and Tony Johnson Jr. fought to a no contest at ACA 96, leaving the belt vacated.[7]
5 Russia Evgeniy Goncharov
def. Tony Johnson Jr.
ACA 97
Krasnodar, Russia
Aug 31, 2019 174 days
6 Russia Mukhamad Vakhaev ACA 104
Krasnodar, Russia
Feb 21, 2020 ? days
Vakhaev vacated the title in March 2020 when he chose to test the free agency after the end of his contract with ACA.
7 United States Tony Johnson Jr.
def. Daniel Omielańczuk
ACA 114
Łódź, Poland
Nov 26, 2020 485 days 1. def. Dmitry Poberezhets at ACA 121 on Apr 23, 2021
2. def. Mukhumat Vakhaev at ACA 132 on Nov 19, 2021
8 Russia Salimgerey Rasulov ACA 138
Grozny, Russia
Mar 26, 2022 154 days
9 Russia Alikhan Vakhaev ACA 143
Krasnodar, Russia
Aug 27, 2022 202 days
10 Russia Evgeniy Goncharov (2) ACA 154
Krasnodar, Russia
Mar 17, 2023 781 days

1. def. Anton Vyazigin at ACA 170 on Feb 9, 2024
2. def. Adam Bogatyrev at ACA 178 on Aug 16, 2024

Goncharov vacated the title on May 6, 2025, after suffering an injury.
10 Russia Alikhan Vakhaev (2)
def. Kirill Kornilov
ACA 195
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nov 7, 2025 96 days (incumbent)

Light Heavyweight Championship

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93 kg (205 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defenses
1 Russia Gadzhimurad Antigulov
def. Ruslan Khaskhanov
ACB 9
Grozny, Russia
Jun 22, 2014 ? days

1. def. Muslim Makhmudov at ACB 35 on May 6, 2016

Antigulov vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
2 Brazil Thiago Silva
def. Jared Ferguson
ACB 51
Irvine, CA, U.S.
Jan 13, 2017 190 days
3 Russia Batraz Agnaev ACB 65
Sheffield, England
Jul 22, 2017 287 days
4 Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov ACB 86
Moscow, Russia
May 5, 2018 207 days
ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
5 Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
def. Karol Celinski
ACA 92
Warsaw, Poland
Feb 16, 2019 675 days

1. def. Alexey Butorin at ACA 103 on Dec 14, 2019

Yagshimuradov vacated the title on December 22, 2020 when he signed for Bellator MMA.[8]
6 Russia Muslim Magomedov
def. Evgeny Egemberdiev
ACA 126
Sochi, Russia
Jul 16, 2021 874 days

1. def. Grigor Matevosyan at ACA 137 on Mar 6, 2022
2. def. Oleg Olenichev at ACA 148 on Nov 18, 2022

Magomedov was stripped of the title on December 7, 2022, after failing to make weight for his title defense against Adlan Ibragimov at ACA 167.
7 Russia Adlan Ibragimov
def. Faridun Odilov
ACA 182
Sochi, Russia
Dec 15, 2024 355 days
8 Russia Muslim Magomedov (2) ACA 197
Moscow, Russia
Dec 5, 2025 68 days (incumbent)

Middleweight Championship

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84 kg (185 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defenses
1 Russia Anatoly Tokov
def. Arbi Aguev
ACB 38
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
May 20, 2016 134 days
Tokov vacated the title on October 1, 2016 when he signed for M-1 Global due to a contract dispute.[9]
2 Russia Albert Duraev
def. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
ACB 77
Moscow, Russia
Dec 23, 2017 340 days

1. def. Piotr Strus at ACB 89 on Sep 8, 2018

ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
3 Russia Salamu Abdurakhmanov
def. Brett Cooper
ACA 95
Moscow, Russia
Apr 27, 2019 940 days

1. def. Valery Myasnikov at ACA 102 on Nov 29, 2019

Russia Magomedrasul Gasanov
def. Nikola Dipchikov for interim title
ACA 121
Minsk, Belarus
Apr 9, 2021
Abdurakhmanov vacated the title on November 22, 2021, due to health reasons.
4 Russia Magomedrasul Gasanov
promoted to undisputed champion
Nov 22, 2021 1542 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev at ACA 135 on Jan 28, 2022
2. def. Artem Frolov at ACA 143 on Aug 27, 2022
3. def. Salamu Abdurakhmanov at ACA 161 on Aug 11, 2023

4. def. Ibragim Magomedov at ACA 171 on Feb 25, 2024
5. def. Shamil Abdulaev at ACA 183 on Feb 8, 2025
6. def. Dmitriy Aryshev at ACA 190 on Aug 15, 2025
7. def. Albert Tumenov at ACA 200 on Feb 6, 2026

Welterweight Championship

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77 kg (170 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defenses
1 Russia Albert Duraev
def. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov
ACB 22
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sep 12, 2015 ? days

1. def. Michail Tsarev at ACB 35 on May 6, 2016

Duraev was stripped of the title due to him missing weight and his eventual move up to Middleweight.
2 United States Brett Cooper
def. Aslambek Saidov
ACB 50
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dec 18, 2016 244 days
3 Russia Mukhamed Berkhamov ACB 67
Grozny, Russia
Aug 19, 2017 ? days
Berkhamov was stripped of the title after his refusal to accept 3 title defense match ups.
4 Russia Albert Tumenov
def. Ciro Rodrigues
ACB 89
Krasnodar, Russia
Sep 8, 2018 81 days
ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
5 Russia Albert Tumenov
def. Murad Abdulaev
ACA 95
Moscow, Russia
Apr 27, 2019 216 days 1. def. Beslan Ushukov at ACA 102 on Nov 29, 2019
Tumenov vacated the title in November 2019 when he chose to test the free agency after the end of his contract with ACA.
6 Russia Murad Abdulaev
def. Ali Bagov
ACA 110
Moscow, Russia
Sep 5, 2020 174 days
7 Russia Abubakar Vagaev ACA 118
Moscow, Russia
Feb 26, 2021 658 days

1. def. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov at ACA 138 on Mar 26, 2022

8 Russia Vitaly Slipenko ACA 149
Moscow, Russia
Dec 16, 2022 217 days
9 Russia Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov ACA 160
Sochi, Russia
Jul 21, 2023 156 days
10 Russia Albert Tumenov (2) ACA 168
Moscow, Russia
Dec 24, 2023 412 days
11 Russia Abubakar Vagaev (2) ACA 183
Krasnodar, Russia
Feb 8, 2025 368 days
(incumbent)
Kyrgyzstan Zhakshylyk Myrzabekov
def. Uzair Abdurakov for interim title
ACA 197
Moscow, Russia
Dec 5, 2025 68 days
(incumbent)

Lightweight Championship

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70 kg (155 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defenses
1 Russia Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov
def. Ali Bagov
ACB 9
Grozny, Russia
Jun 22, 2014 1539 days

1. def. Eduard Vartanyan at ACB 32 on Mar 26, 2016
2. def. Ali Bagov at ACB 48 on Oct 22, 2016
3. def. interim champion Eduard Vartanyan at ACB 77 on Dec 23, 2017

Russia Eduard Vartanyan
def. Andrey Koshkin for interim title
ACB 71
Moscow, Russia
Sep 30, 2017
2 Russia Ali Bagov ACB 89
Krasnodar, Russia
Sep 8, 2018 81 days
ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
3 Russia Ali Bagov
def. Khuseyn Khaliev
ACA 99
Moscow, Russia
Sep 27, 2019 109 days
Bagov vacated the title on January 14, 2020, when he moved up to welterweight.
4 Russia Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (2)
def. Alexander Sarnavskiy
ACA 111
Moscow, Russia
Sep 19, 2020 1971 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Hacran Dias at ACA 131 on Nov 5, 2021
2. def. interim champion Mukhamed Kokov at ACA 164 on Oct 4, 2023
3. def. Ali Abdulkhalikov at ACA 182 on Dec 14, 2024
4. def. Ali Bagov at ACA 189 on Jul 11, 2025

Russia Mukhamed Kokov
def. Hacran Dias for interim title
ACA 154
Krasnodar, Russia
Mar 17, 2023
Russia Daud Shaikhaev
def. Herdeson Batista for interim title
ACA 198
Grozny, Russia
Jan 9, 2026 33 days
(incumbent)

Featherweight Championship

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66 kg (145 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defenses
1 Russia Zabit Magomedsharipov
def. Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov
ACB 31
Grozny, Russia
Mar 29, 2016 137 days 1. def. Valdines Silva at ACB 45 on September 17, 2016
Magomedsharipov vacated the title on May 4, 2017 when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
2 Russia Marat Balaev
def. Yusuf Raisov
ACB 50
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dec 18, 2016 503 days 1. def. Adlan Bataev at ACB 61 on May 20, 2017
Russia Yusuf Raisov
def. Alexander Peduson for interim title
ACB 77
Moscow, Russia
Dec 23, 2017
3 Russia Yusuf Raisov ACB 86
Moscow, Russia
May 5, 2018 207 days
ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
4 Russia Salman Zhamaldaev
def. Marat Balaev
ACA 93
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Mar 16, 2019 202 days
5 Brazil Felipe Froes ACA 100
Grozny, Russia
Oct 4, 2019 539 days
Froes was stripped of the title on March 26, 2021 after failing to make weight for his title defense against Magomedrasul Khasbulaev at ACA 120.
6 Russia Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
def. Felipe Froes
ACA 120
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Mar 26, 2021 602 days

1. def. Ramazan Kishev at ACA 131 on Nov 5, 2021

Russia Alikhan Suleymanov
def. Felipe Froes for interim title
AC1 141
Sochi, Russia
Jul 22, 2022
Khasbulaev was stripped of the title on November 18, 2022, after he has sustained an injury of three bouts against interim champion Alikhan Suleymanov.
7 Russia Alikhan Suleymanov
promoted to undisputed champion
Nov 18, 2022 235 days
8 Russia Islam Omarov ACA 160
Moscow, Russia
Jul 21, 2023 936 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Alexey Polpudnikov at ACA 171 on Feb 25, 2024
2. def. Kurban Taygibov at ACA 179 on Sep 8, 2024
3. def. Alikhan Suleymanov at ACA 198 on Jan 9, 2026

Bantamweight Championship

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61 kg (135 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defense
1 Russia Magomed Magomedov
def. Petr Yan
ACB 32
Moscow, Russia
Mar 26, 2016 385 days 1. def. Oleg Borisov at ACB 50 on Dec 18, 2016
2 Russia Petr Yan ACB 57
Moscow, Russia
Apr 15, 2017 290 days 1. def. Matheus Mattos at ACB 71 on Sep 30, 2017
Yan vacated the title on January 30, 2018 when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
3 Russia Rustam Kerimov
def. Oleg Borisov
ACB 83
Baku, Azerbaijan
Mar 24, 2018 249 days
ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
4 Russia Rustam Kerimov
def. Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev
ACA 93
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Mar 16, 2019 ? days

1. def. Francisco Maciel at ACA 103 on Dec 14, 2019

Kerimov vacated the title in December 2019 when he chose to test the free agency after the end of his contract with ACA.
5 Brazil Daniel Oliveira
def. Shamil Shakhbulatov
ACA 105
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Mar 6, 2020 385 days 1. def. Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev at ACA 112 on Oct 4, 2020
6 Russia Magomed Bibulatov ACA 120
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Mar 26, 2021 365 days
7 Russia Oleg Borisov ACA 138
Grozny, Russia
Mar 26, 2022 755 days 1. def. Rustam Kerimov at ACA 154 on Mar 17, 2023
8 Ukraine Pavel Vitruk ACA 174
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Apr 19, 2024 315 days
9 Brazil Josiel Silva ACA 184
Moscow, Russia
Feb 28, 2025 348 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Oleg Borisov at ACA 196 on Nov 23, 2025

Flyweight Championship

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57 kg (125 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)
Defense
1 Russia Askar Askarov
def. José Maria Tomé
ACB 48
Moscow, Russia
Oct 22, 2016 767 days 1. def. Anthony Leone at ACB 58 on Apr 22, 2017
2. def. Rasul Albaskhanov at ACB 86 on May 5, 2018
ACB and WFCA merged on November 28, 2018 to become ACA.
2 Russia Yunus Evloev
def. Josiel Silva
ACA 95
Moscow, Russia
Apr 27, 2019 ? days 1. def. Azam Gaforov at ACA 99 on Sep 27, 2019
Evloev vacated the title in December 2019 for health reasons.
3 Russia Azamat Kerefov
def. Mansur Khatuev
ACA 104
Krasnodar, Russia
Feb 21, 2020 597 days

1. def. Kurban Gadzhiev at ACA 113 on Nov 6, 2020
2. def. Rasul Albaskhanov at ACB 127 on Aug 28, 2021

Kerefov vacated the title on October 10, 2021 when he chose to test the free agency.
4 Russia Imran Bukuev
def. Aren Akopyan
ACA 136
Moscow, Russia
Feb 26, 2022 364 days
5 Russia Kurban Gadzhiev ACA 152
Grozny, Russia
Feb 25, 2023 854 days

1. def. Azam Gaforov at ACA 180 on Oct 4, 2024

6 Russia Azamat Pshukov ACA 188
Sochi, Russia
Jun 28, 2025 223 days
7 Russia Anatoliy Kondratyev ACA 200
Moscow, Russia
Feb 6, 2026 5 days
(incumbent)

Kickboxing

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Heavyweight Championship

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120 kg (265 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Ukraine Tsotne Rogava ACB KB 15
Russia Moscow, Russia
April 20, 2018
1 Brazil Jhonata Diniz
def. Kirk Krouba
ACB KB 6
Belgium Brussels, Belgium
June 5, 2016

Middleweight Championship

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84 kg (185 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Russia Artem Levin
def. Igor Bugaenko
ACB KB 15
Russia Moscow, Russia
April 20, 2018

Welterweight Championship

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77 kg (170 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Azerbaijan Parviz Abdullayev
def. Islam Baibatyrov
ACB KB 15
Russia Moscow, Russia
April 20, 2018

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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GI Heavyweight Championship

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120 kg (265 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil Marcus Almeida ACB JJ 13
United States Long Beach, United States
May 5, 2018
2 Brazil João Gabriel Rocha ACB JJ 10
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
January 26, 2018
1 Brazil Luiz Panza
def. Alexander Trans
ACB JJ 5
Poland Warsaw, Poland
June 22, 2014

GI Light Heavyweight Championship

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95 kg (209 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil Felipe Pena
def. Adam Wardziński
ACB JJ 12
Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
April 14, 2018

GI Middleweight Championship

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85 kg (187 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil Leandro Lo
def. Gabriel Arges
ACB JJ 13
United States Long Beach, United States
May 5, 2018

GI Welterweight Championship

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75 kg (165 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil Lucas Lepri ACB JJ 14
Russia Moscow, Russia
June 30, 2018
1 Brazil Davi Ramos
def. Edwin Najmi
ACB JJ 11
Spain Badalona, Spain
March 3, 2018

GI Lightweight Championship

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65 kg (143 lbs)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil Paulo Miyao
def. Augusto Mendes
ACB JJ 10
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
January 26, 2018

1. def. Osvaldo Moizinho at ACB JJ 12 on April 14, 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan

GI Featherweight Championship

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60 kg (132 lbs)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil João Miyao
def. Samir Chantre
ACB JJ 12
Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
April 14, 2018

1. def. Ary Farias at ACB JJ 14 on June 30, 2018 in Moscow, Russia

Grand Prix champions

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Event Date Division Winner Runner-up
ACB 22 Sep 12, 2015 Lightweight Russia Ali Bagov Russia Eduard Vartanyan
Welterweight Russia Albert Duraev Russia Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov
ACB 24 Oct 24, 2015 Light Heavyweight Russia Muslim Makhmudov Russia Husein Kushagov
Bantamweight Russia Petr Yan Russia Murad Kalamov
Heavyweight Russia Salimgerey Rasulov Poland Michał Andryszak
Featherweight Russia Zabit Magomedsharipov Russia Abdul-Rakhman Temirov
ACB 26 Nov 28, 2015 Flyweight Russia Velimurad Alkhasov Ukraine Ruslan Abiltarov
ACB 38 May 20, 2016 Middleweight Russia Anatoly Tokov Russia Arbi Aguev
ACA 159 Jun 16, 2023 Lightweight Russia Eduard Vartanyan Kazakhstan Artem Reznikov
ACA 178 Aug 10, 2024 Heavyweight Russia Russia

Notable fighters

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Mixed martial arts

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Kickboxing

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu/Grappling

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  3. ^ "Кадыров заявил об объединении лиг смешанных единоборств ACB и WFCA - ТАСС".
  4. ^ "The Dictator's Dilemma: How U.S. sanctions will impact Ramzan Kadyrov's MMA aspirations". bloodyelbow.com. 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Американский боец отказался выступать в Absolute Championship Akhmat из-за санкций". tass.ru.
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