Absolute Championship Akhmat

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.

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.

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.

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]

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]

over 93 kg (over 205 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Alikhan Vakhaev	ACA 143 Krasnodar, Russia	August 27, 2022
8	Salimgerey Rasulov	ACA 138 Grozny, Russia	March 26, 2022
7	Tony Johnson Jr. def. Daniel Omielańczuk	ACA 114 Łódź, Poland	November 26, 2020	1. def. Dmitry Poberezhets at ACA 121 on Apr. 23, 2021 in Minsk, Belarus 2. def. Mukhumat Vakhaev at ACA 132 on Nov. 19, 2021 in Minsk, Belarus
Mukhamad Vakhaev vacated the title in March 2020 when he chose to test the free agency after the end of his contract with ACA .
6	Mukhamad Vakhaev	ACA 104 Krasnodar, Russia	February 21, 2020
5	Evgeny Goncharov def. Tony Johnson	ACA 97 Krasnodar, Russia	August 31, 2019
Evgeny Goncharov and Tony Johnson fought to a no contest at ACA 96, leaving the belt vacated.[7]
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
4	Mukhomad Vakhaev	ACB 67 Grozny, Russia	August 19, 2017	1. def. Sergey Bilostenniy at ACB 90 on Nov. 10, 2018 in Moscow, Russia
3	Denis Goltsov	ACB 50 Saint Petersburg, Russia	December 18, 2016
2	Salimgerey Rasulov	ACB 29 Warsaw, Poland	February 6, 2016
1	Zelimkhan Umiev def. Israfil Makhashev	ACB 9 Grozny, Russia	June 22, 2014

93 kg (205 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Muslim Magomedov def. Evgeny Egemberdiev	ACA 126 Sochi, Russia	July 16, 2021	1. def. Grigor Matevosyan at ACA 137 on March 6, 2022 in Krasnodar, Russia 2. def. Oleg Olenichev at ACA 148 on November 18, 2022 in Sochi, Russia
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov vacated the title when he signed for the Bellator MMA.
5	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Karol Celinski	ACA 92 Warsaw, Poland	February 16, 2019	1. def. Alexey Butorin at ACA 103 on December 14, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
4	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	ACB 86 Moscow, Russia	May 5, 2018
3	Batraz Agnaev	ACB 65 Sheffield, England	July 22, 2017
2	Thiago Silva def. Jared Ferguson	ACB 51 Irvine, California United States	January 13, 2017
Gadzhimurad Antigulov vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1	Gadzhimurad Antigulov def. Ruslan Khaskhanov	ACB 9 Grozny, Russia	June 22, 2014	1. def. Muslim Makhmudov at ACB 35 on May 6, 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia

84 kg (185 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Magomedrasul Gasanov promoted to undisputed champion	ACB 121 Minsk, Belarus	April 9, 2021	1. def. Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev at ACA 135 on January 28, 2022 in Grozny, Russia 2. def. Artem Frolov at ACA 143 on August 27, 2022 in Krasnodar, Russia
Salamu Abdurakhmanov vacated the title due to health reasons
Interim	Magomedrasul Gasanov def. Nikola Dipchikov	ACB 121 Minsk, Belarus	April 9, 2021
3	Salamu Abdurakhmanov def. Brett Cooper	ACA 95 Moscow, Russia	April 27, 2019	1. def. Valery Myasnikov at ACA 102 on November 29, 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
2	Albert Duraev def. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky	ACB 77 Moscow, Russia	December 23, 2017	1. def. Piotr Strus at ACB 89 on Sept. 8, 2018 in Krasnodar, Russia
Anatoly Tokov vacated the title when he signed for M-1 Global.
1	Anatoly Tokov def. Arbi Aguev	ACB 38 Rostov-on-Don, Russia	May 20, 2016

77 kg (170 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Vitaly Slipenko	ACA 149 Moscow, Russia	December 16, 2022
7	Abubakar Vagaev	ACA 118 Moscow, Russia	February 26, 2021
6	Murad Abdulaev def. Ali Bagov	ACA 110 Moscow, Russia	September 5, 2020
Albert Tumenov vacated the title in November 2019 when he chose to test the free agency after the end of his contract with ACA .
5	Albert Tumenov def. Murad Abdulaev	ACA 95 Moscow, Russia	April 27, 2019	1. def. Beslan Ushukov at ACA 102 on November 29, 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
4	Albert Tumenov def. Ciro Rodrigues	ACB 89 Krasnodar, Russia	September 8, 2018
Mukhamed Berkhamov was stripped of the title after his refusal to accept 3 title defense match ups
3	Mukhamed Berkhamov	ACB 67 Grozny, Russia	August 19, 2017
2	Brett Cooper def. Aslambek Saidov	ACB 50 Saint Petersburg, Russia	December 18, 2016
Albert Duraev was stripped of the title due to him missing weight and his eventual move up to Middleweight.
1	Albert Duraev def. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov	ACB 22 Saint Petersburg, Russia	September 12, 2015	1. def. Michail Tsarev at ACB 35 on May 6, 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia

70 kg (155 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov def. Alexander Sarnavskiy	ACA 111 Moscow, Russia	September 19, 2020	1. def. Hacran Dias at ACA 131 on November 5, 2021 in Moscow, Russia
Title vacated after Bagov moved up to welterweight.
3	Ali Bagov def. Khuseyn Khaliev	ACA 99 Moscow, Russia	September 27, 2019
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
2	Ali Bagov	ACB 89 Krasnodar, Russia	September 8, 2018
Interim	Eduard Vartanyan def. Andrey Koshkin for interim title	ACB 71 Moscow, Russia	September 30, 2017
1	Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov def. Ali Bagov	ACB 9 Grozny, Russia	June 22, 2014	1. def. Eduard Vartanyan at ACB 32 on March 26, 2016 in Moscow, Russia 2. def. Ali Bagov at ACB 48 on Oct. 22, 2016 in Moscow, Russia 3. def. interim champion Eduard Vartanyan at ACB 77 on Dec. 23, 2017 in Moscow, Russia

66 kg (145 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Alikhan Suleymanov def. Felipe Froes	AC1 141 Sochi, Russia	July 22, 2022
Khasbulaev was stripped of the title after he pulled out of three bouts against Suleyymanov. The Interim Champ Suleymanov became the new champ.
Interim	Alikhan Suleymanov def. Felipe Froes	AC1 141 Sochi, Russia	July 22, 2022
6	Magomedrasul Khasbulaev def. Felipe Froes	ACA 120 Saint Petersburg, Russia	March 26, 2021	1. def. Ramazan Kishev at ACA 131 on November 5, 2021 in Moscow, Russia
Felipe Froes was stripped of the title after he missed weight
5	Felipe Froes	ACA 100 Grozny, Russia	October 4, 2019
4	Salman Zhamaldaev def. Marat Balaev	ACA 93 Saint Petersburg, Russia	March 16, 2019
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
3	Yusuf Raisov	ACB 86 Moscow, Russia	May 5, 2018
Interim	Yusuf Raisov def. Alexander Peduson	ACB 77 Moscow, Russia	December 23, 2017
2	Marat Balayev def. Yusuf Raisov	ACB 50 Saint Petersburg, Russia	December 18, 2016	1. def. Adlan Bataev at ACB 61 on May 20, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Zabit Magomedsharipov vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov	ACB 31 Grozny, Russia	March 29, 2016	1. def. Valdines Silva at ACB 45 on September 17, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia

61 kg (135 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Oleg Borisov	ACA 138 Grozny, Russia	March 26, 2022
6	Magomed Bibulatov	ACA 120 Saint Petersburg, Russia	March 26, 2021
5	Daniel Oliveira def. Shamil Shakhbulatov	ACA 105 Almaty, Kazakhstan	March 6, 2020	1. def. Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev at ACA 112 on October 4, 2020 in Grozny, Russia
Rustam Kerimov vacated the title in December 2019 when he chose to test the free agency after the end of his contract with ACA .
4	Rustam Kerimov def. Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev	ACA 93 Saint Petersburg, Russia	March 16, 2019	1. def. Francisco Maciel at ACA 103 on December 14, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
3	Rustam Kerimov def. Oleg Borisov	ACB 83 Baku, Azerbaijan	March 24, 2018
Petr Yan vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
2	Petr Yan	ACB 57 Moscow, Russia	April 15, 2017	1. def. Matheus Mattos at ACB 71 on September 30, 2017 in Moscow, Russia
1	Magomed Magomedov def. Petr Yan	ACB 32 Moscow, Russia	March 26, 2016	1. def. Oleg Borisov at ACB 50 on December 18, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia

57 kg (125 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Imran Bukuev def. Aren Akopyan	ACA 136 Moscow, Russia	February 26, 2022
Azamat Kerefov vacated the title in October 2021 when he chose to test the free agency.
3	Azamat Kerefov def. Mansur Khatuev	ACA 104 Krasnodar, Russia	February 21, 2020	1. def. Kurban Gadzhiev at ACA 113 on November 6, 2020 in Moscow, Russia 2. def. Rasul Albaskhanov at ACB 127 on August 28, 2021 in Krasnodar, Russia
Yunus Evloev vacated the title in December 2019 for health reasons.
2	Yunus Evloev def. Josiel Silva	ACA 95 Moscow, Russia	April 27, 2019	1. def. Azam Gaforov at ACA 99 on September 27, 2019 in Moscow, Russia
ACB and WFCA merging to become ACA.
1	Askar Askarov def. José Maria Tomé	ACB 48 Moscow, Russia	October 22, 2016	1. def. Anthony Leone at ACB 58 on April 22, 2017 in Khasavyurt, Russia 2. def. Rasul Albaskhanov at ACB 86 on May 5, 2018 in Moscow, Russia

120 kg (265 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Tsotne Rogava	ACB KB 15 Moscow, Russia	April 20, 2018
1	Jhonata Diniz def. Kirk Krouba	ACB KB 6 Brussels, Belgium	June 5, 2016

84 kg (185 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Artem Levin def. Igor Bugaenko	ACB KB 15 Moscow, Russia	April 20, 2018

77 kg (170 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Perviz Abdullayev def. Islam Baibatyrov	ACB KB 15 Moscow, Russia	April 20, 2018

120 kg (265 lb)

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

95 kg (209 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Felipe Pena def. Adam Wardziński	ACB JJ 12 Almaty, Kazakhstan	April 14, 2018

85 kg (187 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Leandro Lo def. Gabriel Arges	ACB JJ 13 Long Beach, United States	May 5, 2018

75 kg (165 lb)

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

65 kg (143 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Paulo Miyao def. Augusto Mendes	ACB JJ 10 São Paulo, Brazil	January 26, 2018	1. def. Osvaldo Moizinho at ACB JJ 12 on April 14, 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan

60 kg (132 lbs)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	João Miyao def. Samir Chantre	ACB JJ 12 Almaty, Kazakhstan	April 14, 2018	1. def. Ary Farias at ACB JJ 14 on June 30, 2018 in Moscow, Russia