2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat

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.

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.

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.

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''*following a missed weigh-in (over 5kg), Muslim Magomedov was withdrawn from the grand prix and stripped of his title.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.''

ACA 151: Abiltarov vs Gomes
Absolute Championship Akhmat 151: Abiltarov vs Gomes was a 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.

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

ACA 152: Bukuev vs Gadzhiev
Absolute Championship Akhmat 152: Bukuev vs Gadzhiev was a 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

ACA 153: Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa
Absolute Championship Akhmat 153: Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa was a 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

ACA 154: Vakhaev vs Goncharov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 154: Vakhaev vs Goncharov was a 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

ACA 155: Karginov	vs. Silva
'Absolute Championship Akhmat 155: Karginov	vs. Silva' was a 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:

ACA 156: Koshkin vs Boyko
Absolute Championship Akhmat 156: Koshkin vs Boyko was a 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

ACA 157: Frolov vs. Abdulaev
Absolute Championship Akhmat 157: Frolov vs. Abdulaev was a 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

ACA 158: Mokhnatkin vs Olenichev
Absolute Championship Akhmat 158: Mokhnatkin vs Olenichev was a 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

ACA 159: Vartanyan vs Reznikov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 159: Vartanyan vs Reznikov was a 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

ACA 160: Slipenko vs. Gadzhidaudov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 160: Slipenko vs. Gadzhidaudov was a 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

ACA 161: Gasanov vs Abdurakhmanov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 161: Gasanov vs Abdurakhmanov was a 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

ACA 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer
Absolute Championship Akhmat 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer was a 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. However, for health reasons the bout was postponed on October 4.

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.

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.

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

ACA 163: Mamashov vs. Kolodko
Absolute Championship Akhmat 163: Mamashov vs. Kolodko was a 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. However, Dolgov withdrew for health reasons.

A welterweight bout between Altynbek Mamashov and Ruslan Kolodko was promoted to the new main event.

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

ACA 164: Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 164: Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov was a 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.

A bantamweight bout between former champion Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev and Cleverson Silva took place at the event.

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

ACA 165: Dakaev vs. Batista
Absolute Championship Akhmat 165: Dakaev vs. Batista was a 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.

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.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * $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

ACA 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov was a 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.

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

ACA 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias
Absolute Championship Akhmat 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias was a 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. However, Magomedov missed weight and was stripped of his title, Ibragimov automatically qualifies for the Grand Prix semi-finals.

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:

ACA 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov
Absolute Championship Akhmat 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov was a 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.

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.

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.

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