Mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia
2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat First date January 27, 2023 Last date December 23, 2022 Total events 18 Total fights 206 Title fights 9
The year 2023 was the 12th year in the history of the Absolute Championship Akhmat , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia . 2023 begin with ACA 151.
Events list
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Event
Date
Venue
Location
1
ACA 151: Abiltarov vs. Gomes
January 27, 2023
TatNeft Arena
Kazan , Russia
2
ACA 152: Bukuev vs. Gadzhiev
February 25, 2023
CSKA Arena
Moscow , Russia
3
ACA 153: Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa
March 9, 2023
4
ACA 154: Vakhaev vs. Goncharov
March 17, 2023
Basket-Hall Krasnodar
Krasnodar , Russia
5
ACA 155: Karginov vs. Silva
April 9, 2023
Falcon Club Arena
Minsk , Belarus
6
ACA 156: Koshkin vs. Boyko
April 28, 2023
CSKA Arena
Moscow , Russia
7
ACA 157: Frolov vs. Abdulaev
May 19, 2023
TatNeft Arena
Kazan , Russia
8
ACA 158: Mokhnatkin vs. Olenichev
June 2, 2023
Sibur Arena
Saint Petersburg , Russia
9
ACA 159: Vartanyan vs. Reznikov
June 16, 2023
Bolshoy Ice Dome
Sochi , Russia
10
ACA 160: Slipenko vs. Gadzhidaudov
July 21, 2023
CSKA Arena
Moscow , Russia
11
ACA 161: Gasanov vs. Abdurakhmanov
August 11, 2023
Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace
12
ACA 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer
September 2, 2023
Basket-Hall Krasnodar
Krasnodar , Russia
13
ACA 163: Mamashov vs. Kolodko
September 22, 2023
Falcon Club Arena
Minsk , Belarus
14
ACA 164: Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov
October 4, 2023
Sports Hall Coliseum
Grozny , Russia
15
ACA 165: Dakaev vs. Batista
November 3, 2023
Sibur Arena
Saint Petersburg , Russia
16
ACA 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov
November 24, 2023
17
ACA 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias
December 8, 2023
Ufa Arena
Ufa , Russia
18
ACA 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov
December 24, 2023
CSKA Arena
Moscow , Russia
Title fights
Title fights in 2023
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Flyweight
Kurban Gadzhiev
def.
Imran Bukuev (c)
Decision (split)
5
5:00
ACA 152
[ a]
Lightweight
Mukhamed Kokov
def.
Hacran Dias
Decision (unanimous)
5
5:00
ACA 154
[ b]
Bantamweight
Oleg Borisov (c)
def.
Rustam Kerimov
Decision (split)
5
5:00
ACA 154
[ c]
Heavyweight
Evgeniy Goncharov
def.
Alikhan Vakhaev (c)
Decision (unanimous)
5
5:00
ACA 154
[ d]
Featherweight
Islam Omarov
def.
Alikhan Suleymanov (c)
TKO (punches)
2
3:06
ACA 160
[ e]
Welterweight
Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov
def.
Vitaly Slipenko (c)
Decision (unanimous)
5
5:00
ACA 160
[ f]
Middleweight
Magomedrasul Gasanov (c)
def.
Salamu Abdurakhmanov
Decision (unanimous)
5
5:00
ACA 161
[ g]
Lightweight
Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (c)
def.
Mukhamed Kokov (ic)
TKO (punches)
2
1:55
ACA 164
[ h]
Welterweight
Albert Tumenov
def.
Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov (c)
KO (punches)
5
4:53
ACA 168
[ i]
2023 Grands Prix
ACA President Mayrbek Khasiev recently revealed that the promotion will run Grand Prix across all their weight classes, with a total prize pool of $10 million.[ 1] [ 2]
2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix
The prize fund of the Grand Prix in a lightweight division will be 800.000 dollars, this was announced by the founder of the ACA league Mairbek Khasiev, with the winner of the GP getting a cash prize of $200,000.[ 3]
Participants : Alain Ilunga, Ali Bagov , Yusuf Raisov, Hacran Dias , Artem Reznikov, Eduard Vartanyan , Davi Ramos
Rashid Magomedov and Ali Bagov fought at ACA 141 . However the bout ended in a no contest due to the president of ACA stopping the bout due to inactivity. Both were eliminated from the tournament.
2023 ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix
*Francimar Barroso was unable to fight the day of the bout and no replacement was found.
2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix
*following a missed weigh-in (over 5kg), Muslim Magomedov was withdrawn from the grand prix and stripped of his title. Adlan Ibragimov automatically qualifies for the semi-finals. [ 4]
2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UD 5r.
5r.
UD
Shamil Abdulaev
MD 5r.
TKO Chris Honeycutt
1r.
2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix
2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix
2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
TKO Islam Omarov
2r.
Alexey Polpudnikov
TKO 5r.
Bibert Tumenov
TKO Lance Palmer
1r.
Kurban Taygibov
KO 1r.
2023 ACA Bantamweight Grand Prix
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Oleg Borisov (c)
SD 5r.
Magomed Bibulatov
Magomed Bibulatov UD 5r.
Makharbek Karginov
SD 5r.
SUB 1r.
2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
5r.
Kurban Gadzhiev
SD
Azam Gaforov
SD 5r.
Rasul Albaskhanov
UD 5r.
Azamat Kerefov
Azamat Kerefov TKO 3r.
ACA 151: Abiltarov vs Gomes
Absolute Championship Akhmat 151: Abiltarov vs Gomes mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on January 27, 2023 in Kazan , Tatarstan, Russia.
Background
The event will be the first of the year for ACA and will be headlined by a flyweight bout between Ruslan Abiltarov and Alan Gomes.[ 5]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Alan Gomes$25,000 Performance of the Night: Ruslan Abiltarov$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ibragim Magomedov | Osimkhon Rakhmonov | Faridun Odilov and Aleksandr Podlesniy
Results
ACA 151
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
5
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2
1:12
Raisov missed weight (158 lbs)
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
KO (Knee to the Body)
3
1:33
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
2:50
Bantamweight 62 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
1:40
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
3
2:02
ACA 152: Bukuev vs Gadzhiev
Absolute Championship Akhmat 152: Bukuev vs Gadzhiev mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on February 25, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Kurban Gadzhiev$25,000 Performance of the Night: Imran Bukuev$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Tomáš Deák, Mehdi Baidulaev and Murad Kalamov
Results
ACA 152
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the ACA Flyweight Championship
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout. Ibraimov missed weight (127 lbs)
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:42
Galaev missed weight (138.1 lbs)
Catchweight 63.5 kg
def.
Submission (Kimura)
2
2:54
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Catchweight 59 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight 64 kg
def.
Submission (Modified Kimura)
1
4:26
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight 63 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
ACA 153: Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa
Absolute Championship Akhmat 153: Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on March 9, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Daniyar Toychubek$25,000 Performance of the Night: Akhmed Khamzaev$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Faridun Odilov | Elkhan Musaev | Abdul-Rakhman Temirov | Alberd Zhapuev and Anis Ekubov
Results
ACA 153
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
4:27
Omarov missed weight (147.8 lbs)
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
da Silva missed weight (146.6 lbs)
Middleweight 84 kg
Chris Honeycutt
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
1:58
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Submission (Kimura)
2
3:22
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:14
Azhibaev missed weight (157.8 lbs)
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:51
Featherweight 66 kg
John Macapá
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Macapá missed weight (149.9 lbs)
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:21
ACA 154: Vakhaev vs Goncharov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 154: Vakhaev vs Goncharov mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on March 17, 2023 at the Basket-Hall Krasnodar in Krasnodar , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Leonardo Silva$25,000 Performance of the Night: $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Khalid Satuev and Astemir Nagoev
Results
Absolute Championship Akhmat 155: Karginov vs. Silva mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on April 9, 2023 at the Falcon Club Arena in Minsk , Belarus.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: $25,000 Performance of the Night: $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses:
Results
ACA 155
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:55
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
Davi Ramos
def.
TKO (Punches and Knee)
1
4:59
Preliminary Card
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
4:57
Rajnoch missed weight (159.2 lbs)
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
TKO (Elbows)
1
2:26
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Goran Reljić
TKO (Punches)
1
1:56
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
4:02
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
ACA 156: Koshkin vs Boyko
Absolute Championship Akhmat 156: Koshkin vs Boyko mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on April 28, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Vener Galiev $25,000 Performance of the Night: $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Andrey Goncharov, Wagner Prado and Ayk Gasparyan
Results
ACA 156
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Boyko missed weight (171.7 lbs)
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
1
3:09
Froes missed weight (156.5 lbs)
Lightweight 71 kg
Vener Galiev
def.
Levan Makashvili
TKO (Punches)
1
1:39
Heavyweight 120 kg
Carlos Felipe
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
3:15
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
Wagner Prado
def.
KO (Punch)
2
1:02
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 66 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:13
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Barsegyan (129 lbs) and Vistokadamov (125.5 lbs) missed weight.
ACA 157: Frolov vs. Abdulaev
Absolute Championship Akhmat 157: Frolov vs. Abdulaev mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on May 19, 2023 at the TatNeft Arena in Kazan , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Shamil Abdulaev$25,000 Performance of the Night: Artem Frolov$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Mukhitdin Kholov | Denis Smoldarev | Sergey Kalinin | Osimkhon Rakhmonov | Marcos Rodrigues | Renat Ondar and Tamerlan Kulaev
Results
ACA 157
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Decision (Majority)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
1:57
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
KO (Punch)
1
1:30
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
2:05
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
2
2:30
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
2
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
1
0:40
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
KO (Punch)
1
2:19
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
2:44
ACA 158: Mokhnatkin vs Olenichev
Absolute Championship Akhmat 158: Mokhnatkin vs Olenichev mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on June 2, 2023 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov$25,000 Performance of the Night: $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Shergazy Kenjebekov and Artem Semenov
Results
ACA 158
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
Mikhail Mokhnatkin
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
Tony Johnson Jr.
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
KO (Punch)
2
2:01
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Ibraimov missed weight (126.3 lbs)
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Olchonov missed weight (137.7 lbs)
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Nurbay missed weight (127.5 lbs)
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
1:14
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
2
1:07
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
ACA 159: Vartanyan vs Reznikov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 159: Vartanyan vs Reznikov mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on June 16, 2023 at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Eduard Vartanyan $25,000 Performance of the Night: $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Grigor Matevosyan | Alexander Matmuratov | Azamat Pshukov | Mehdi Dakaev | Vinicius Cruz | Elias Silvério and Yusup-Khadzhi Zubariev
Results
ACA 159
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight 70 kg
Eduard Vartanyan
def.
TKO (Punches)
3
3:42
2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Final
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
1:36
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
1
1:30
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
3:31
Praia missed weight (127.6 lbs)
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
TKO (Body Kick and Punches)
1
3:52
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
TKO (Knees and Punches)
2
2:46
Welterweight 77 kg
Elias Silvério
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:36
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Kanybek missed weight (150.9 lbs)
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
1
4:05
ACA 160: Slipenko vs. Gadzhidaudov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 160: Slipenko vs. Gadzhidaudov mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on July 21, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow , Russia.
Background
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov$25,000 Performance of the Night: Vitaly Slipenko$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Islam Omarov | Kurban Taygibov | Herdeson Batista | Ibragim Magomedov | Nashkho Galaev | Viskhan Magomadov and Saifulla Dzhabrailov
Results
ACA 160
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the ACA Welterweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
3:06
2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the ACA Featherweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
1
3:19
2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Dudaev missed weight (140.8 lbs)
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
KO (Knee)
1
2:36
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
KO (Knee)
1
3:49
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
KO (Punch to the Body)
1
3:02
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
1:58
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
TKO (Body Kick and Punches)
1
1:02
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Misikov missed weight (138.1 lbs)
ACA 161: Gasanov vs Abdurakhmanov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 161: Gasanov vs Abdurakhmanov mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on August 11, 2023 at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in Moscow , Russia.
Background
An ACA Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Magomedrasul Gasanov and former champion Salamu Abdurakhmanov was booked as the event headliner. [ 6]
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix between former champion Mukhamad Vakhaev and former AMC Fight Nights Heavyweight champion Grigoriy Ponomarev served as the co-main event. [ 7]
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix between former title challenger Azam Gaforov and former AMC Fight Nights Flyweight champion Vartan Asatryan took place at the event. [ 8]
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix between Bibert Tumenov and former two-time PFL Featherweight champion Lance Palmer was expected to take place at the event. However, Palmer withdrew from the fight due to injury and the bout was postponed for the following event. [ 9]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Azam Gaforov$25,000 Performance of the Night: Vartan Asatryan$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Mukhamad Vakhaev | Faridun Odilov | Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev | Anis Ekubov | Dzhambulat Zelimkhanov | Sulim Batalov and Azamat Dzhigkaev
Results
ACA 161
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the ACA Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
TKO (Leg Injury)
1
0:35
2023 ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 61 kg
Magomed Bibulatov
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Wagner Prado
Submission (Scarf Hold)
2
2:46
2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Preliminary Card
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Chris Honeycutt
TKO (Punches)
1
2:04
2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Chuponov missed weight (137.4 lbs)
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Evloev (128.3 lbs) and Miqueias (127.8 lbs) missed weight
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
1
0:34
Catchweight 64 kg
def.
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
1
1:29
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
0:57
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:44
ACA 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer
Absolute Championship Akhmat 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on September 2, 2023 at the Basket-Hall Krasnodar in Krasnodar , Russia.
Background
An ACA Lightweight Championship unification bout between current champion Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and interim champion Mukhamed Kokov was scheduled to headline the event. [ 10] [ 11]
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix between Bibert Tumenov and former two-time PFL Featherweight champion Lance Palmer headlined the event. [ 12]
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix between former champion Azamat Kerefov and #9 ranked Osimkhon Rakhmonov took place at the event. [ 13]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Bibert Tumenov$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Artem Frolov and Anderson Gonçalves
Results
ACA 163: Mamashov vs. Kolodko
Absolute Championship Akhmat 163: Mamashov vs. Kolodko mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on September 22, 2023 at the Falcon Club Arena in Minsk , Belarus.
Background
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix between Mikhail Dolgov and Ibragim Magomedov was expected to headline the event. [ 14] [ 15]
A welterweight bout between Altynbek Mamashov and Ruslan Kolodko was promoted to the new main event. [ 16]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Denis Maher$25,000 Performance of the Night: Renato Gomes$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Artem Damkovsky | Viktor Makarenko | John Macapá | Sergey Starodub | Alik Albogachiev and Akhmed Khamzaev
Results
ACA 163
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
TKO (Leg Injury)
1
2:22
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
KO (Punch)
2
3:44
Doin (158.3 lbs / 71.8 kg) missed weight.
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
John Macapá
def.
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
3
4:35
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Tokhirov (150.1 lbs / 68.1 kg) missed weight.
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
0:38
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
3:16
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
TKO (Retirement)
3
0:15
ACA 164: Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 164: Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on October 4, 2023 at the Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny , Russia.
Background
An ACA Lightweight Championship unification bout between current champion Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and interim champion Mukhamed Kokov was booked as the event headliner. [ 17]
A bantamweight bout between former champion Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev and Cleverson Silva took place at the event. [ 18]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and Akhmadkhan Elmurzaev$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Mansur Khatuev and Viktor Azatyan
Results
ACA 164
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight 70 kg
Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (c)
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
1:55
2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the Unification of ACA Lightweight Championship
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
2:39
Both Dudaev (140.3 lbs / 63.65 kg) and Silva (141.2 lbs / 64.05 kg) missed weight.
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
Carlos Felipe
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Rasulov (272.3 lbs / 123.5 kg) missed weight.
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 70 kg
Davi Ramos
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Hacran Dias
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
4:04
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
1
1:05
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
3:11
ACA 165: Dakaev vs. Batista
Absolute Championship Akhmat 165: Dakaev vs. Batista mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on November 3, 2023 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg , Russia.
Background
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix between former Eagle FC Lightweight champion Mehdi Dakaev and Herdeson Batista was booked as the event headliner. [ 19]
A lightweight bout between former ACB Featherweight champion Yusuf Raisov and former AMC Fight Nights Featherweight champion Alexander Matmuratov served as the co-main event. [ 20]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses: [ 21]
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Tony Johnson Jr. and Yusuf Raisov$25,000 Performance of the Night: Alexander Matmuratov$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Herdeson Batista, Andrei Koshkin and Evgeny Erokhin
Results
ACA 165
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
TKO (Knees and Punches)
3
2:05
2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
Tony Johnson Jr.
def.
KO (Punch)
1
0;21
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
3
1:13
Preliminary Card
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:42
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Elias Silvério
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
TKO (Punches)
2
0:47
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
4:10
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
TKO (Elbows)
2
2:43
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:14
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
ACA 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on November 24, 2023 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg , Russia.
Background
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix between Ibragim Magomedov and Mikhail Dolgov headlined the event. [ 22]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Pavel Vitruk$25,000 Performance of the Night: Vazha Tsiptauri$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ruslan Gabaraev | Evgeny Galochkin and Amir Elzhurkaev
Results
ACA 166
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
4
1:02
2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Chris Honeycutt
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Flyweight 57 kg
Askar Askarov
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
KO (Head Kick)
1
0:22
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Goran Reljić
TKO (Retirement)
1
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Submission (Kneebar)
1
1:43
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
2
4:22
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
ACA 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias
Absolute Championship Akhmat 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on December 8, 2023 at the Ufa Arena in Ufa , Russia.
Background
An ACA Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current undefeated (12–0) champion Muslim Magomedov and challenger Adlan Ibragimov was booked as the event headliner. [ 23] [ 24]
As a results, a quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Bantamweight Grand Prix between Mehdi Baidulaev and Gilberto Dias was promoted to the main event status.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: $25,000 Performance of the Night: $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses:
Results
ACA 167
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Submission (Brabo Choke)
1
1:04
2023 ACA Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg
Vener Galiev
def.
Hacran Dias
TKO (Punches)
1
1:20
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
TKO (Punches and Knee)
1
1:20
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
KO (Punch)
1
1:03
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
1
2:43
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
2
2:33
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
1:43
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
ACA 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on December 24, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow , Russia.
Background
An ACA Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov and former champion Albert Tumenov was booked as the event headliner. [ 25]
A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix between former champion Ali Bagov and 2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix runner-up Artem Reznikov served as the co-main event. [ 26]
A semi-final bout for the 2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix between Mikhail Mokhnatkin and former Eagle FC Middleweight champion Faridun Odilov took place at the event. [ 27]
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
$50,000 Performance of the Night: Albert Tumenov $25,000 Performance of the Night: Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ali Bagov | Faridun Odilov | Artem Frolov | Alimardan Abdykaarov and Vladislav Yankovsky
Results
ACA 168
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight 77 kg
Albert Tumenov
def.
KO (Punches)
5
4:53
2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout for the ACA Welterweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg
Ali Bagov
def.
TKO (Elbows)
4
4:13
2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Mikhail Mokhnatkin
TKO (Punches)
3
1:30
2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
2:04
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
2
4:06
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamrweight 61 kg
def.
Anderson dos Santos
KO (Punch)
1
1:50
Flyrweight 57 kg
def.
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
0:25
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
2
3:06
Flyrweight 57 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
4:46
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Levan Makashvili
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 70 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
See also
References
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