Absolute Championship Akhmat

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. To date, most events have been hosted in Grozny, Russia. 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.

Absolute Championship Berkut
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
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
On September 12, 2018, Mairbek Khasiev revealed that Absolute Championship Berkut had purchased TECH-Krep FC. 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
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.

US Sanctions
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. Brett Cooper was the first fighter to pull out of his fight at ACA 116: Froes vs Balaev due to the sanctions.

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


 * Updated as of May 25, 2024.

Heavyweight Championship

 * over 93 kg (over 205 lb)

Light Heavyweight Championship

 * 93 kg (205 lb)

Middleweight Championship

 * 84 kg (185 lb)

Welterweight Championship

 * 77 kg (170 lb)

Lightweight Championship

 * 70 kg (155 lb)

Featherweight Championship

 * 66 kg (145 lb)

Bantamweight Championship

 * 61 kg (135 lb)

Flyweight Championship

 * 57 kg (125 lb)

Heavyweight Championship

 * 120 kg (265 lb)

Middleweight Championship

 * 84 kg (185 lb)

Welterweight Championship

 * 77 kg (170 lb)

GI Heavyweight Championship

 * 120 kg (265 lb)

GI Light Heavyweight Championship

 * 95 kg (209 lb)

GI Middleweight Championship

 * 85 kg (187 lb)

GI Welterweight Championship

 * 75 kg (165 lb)

GI Lightweight Championship

 * 65 kg (143 lbs)

GI Featherweight Championship

 * 60 kg (132 lbs)

Mixed martial arts

 * 🇮🇷 Amir Aliakbari
 * 🇦🇺 Ben Alloway
 * 🇧🇷 Saul Almeida
 * 🇳🇿 Dylan Andrews
 * 🇷🇺 Gadzhimurad Antigulov
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scott Askham
 * 🇸🇪 Niklas Bäckström
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Luke Barnatt
 * 🇷🇺 Magomed Bibulatov
 * 🇺🇸 E. J. Brooks
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Buentello
 * 🇺🇸 Nah-Shon Burrell
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Camozzi
 * 🇺🇸 Steve Carl
 * 🇺🇸 Dan Charles
 * Joachim Christensen
 * 🇺🇸 Brett Cooper
 * 🇧🇷 Carlos Eduardo
 * 🇺🇸 Rob Emerson
 * 🇲🇽 Efrain Escudero
 * 🇧🇷 Gustavo Falciroli
 * 🇺🇸 Christos Giagos
 * 🇺🇸 Fernando Gonzalez
 * 🇺🇸 Chase Gormley
 * Sergej Grecicho
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mike Grundy
 * 🇵🇱 Piotr Hallmann
 * 🇺🇸 Pat Healy
 * 🇵🇱 Marcin Held
 * 🇺🇸 Bubba Jenkins
 * 🇦🇲 Georgi Karakhanyan
 * 🇵🇱 Mamed Khalidov
 * 🇷🇺 Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
 * 🇺🇸 Mike Kyle
 * 🇺🇸 Anthony Leone
 * 🇷🇺 Artem Lobov
 * 🇷🇺 Murad Machaev
 * 🇮🇷 Reza Madadi
 * 🇧🇷 Leonardo Mafra
 * 🇧🇷 Vinny Magalhães
 * 🇷🇺 Zabit Magomedsharipov
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Maguire
 * 🇺🇸 Zach Makovsky
 * 🇺🇸 Nick Mamalis
 * 🇺🇸 Alonzo Martinez
 * 🇺🇸 Danny Martinez
 * 🇷🇺 Rasul Mirzaev
 * 🇺🇸 David Mitchell
 * 🇯🇵 Takeya Mizugaki
 * 🇧🇷 Luis Alberto Nogueira
 * 🇵🇱 Daniel Omielańczuk
 * 🇵🇪 Luis Palomino
 * Norman Parke
 * 🇺🇸 Nam Phan
 * 🇨🇦 Jesse Ronson
 * 🇺🇸 Donald Sanchez
 * 🇧🇷 André Santos
 * 🇧🇷 Daniel Sarafian
 * 🇷🇺 Alexander Sarnavskiy
 * 🇧🇷 Fábio Silva
 * 🇧🇷 Leandro Silva
 * 🇧🇷 Thiago Silva
 * 🇩🇪 Dennis Siver
 * 🇺🇸 Clifford Starks
 * 🇦🇲 Akop Stepanyan
 * Hans Stringer
 * 🇯🇵 Michinori Tanaka
 * 🇨🇻 Luis Tavares
 * 🇧🇷 Thiago Tavares
 * 🇺🇸 Jesse Taylor
 * 🇷🇺 Michail Tsarev
 * 🇷🇺 Albert Tumenov
 * 🇷🇺 Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
 * 🇧🇷 Rodolfo Vieira
 * 🇧🇷 Marcos Vinicius
 * 🇺🇸 Rodney Wallace
 * Robert Whiteford
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mike Wilkinson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andre Winner
 * 🇷🇺 Petr Yan

Kickboxing

 * Benjamin Adegbuyi
 * 🇧🇾 Chingiz Allazov
 * 🇷🇺 Dzhabar Askerov
 * 🇧🇪 Jamal Ben Saddik
 * 🇧🇾 Yuri Bessmertny
 * 🇧🇾 Igor Bugaenko
 * 🇸🇷 Redouan Cairo
 * 🇷🇺 Mikhail Chalykh
 * Sebastian Ciobanu
 * 🇲🇦 Hicham El Gaoui
 * 🇫🇷 Freddy Kemayo
 * 🇩🇪 Enriko Kehl
 * Albert Kraus
 * 🇷🇺 Artem Levin
 * 🇧🇪 Alka Matewa
 * 🇺🇦 Tsotne Rogava
 * 🇹🇭 Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
 * 🇷🇺 Alexander Stetsurenko
 * Warren Stevelmans
 * Sorin Tănăsie
 * 🇨🇻 Luis Tavares
 * 🇷🇺 Vlad Tuinov

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

 * 🇧🇷 Marcus Almeida
 * 🇧🇷 Romulo Barral
 * 🇧🇷 Yan Cabral
 * 🇧🇷 Claudio Calasans
 * 🇺🇸 Keenan Cornelius
 * 🇧🇷 Braulio Estima
 * 🇧🇷 Michael Langhi
 * 🇧🇷 Lucas Lepri
 * 🇧🇷 Leandro Lo
 * 🇧🇷 Vinny Magalhães
 * 🇧🇷 Augusto Mendes
 * 🇧🇷 Paulo Miyao
 * 🇧🇷 Marcos Oliveira
 * 🇧🇷 Felipe Pena
 * 🇧🇷 Jackson Sousa
 * 🇧🇷 Otávio Souza
 * 🇧🇷 Léo Vieira
 * 🇧🇷 Rodolfo Vieira
 * 🇺🇸 Gordon Ryan