Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
Light Heavyweight Title [93kg/205lb] (as of 2022-11-28)
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
2014-06-22
Grozny, RUS
Defeats Ruslan Khaskhanov to become the first champion; vacates in 16 upon signing with UFC.
Thiago Silva
2017-01-13
Irvine, CA, USA
Defeats Jared Ferguson.
Batraz Agnaev
2017-07-22
Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
2018-05-05
Moscow, RUS
ACB merges the World Fighting Championship Akhmat and becomes Absolute Championship Akhmat on 18-11-28; Yagshimuradov defeats Karol Celinski on 19-02-16 in Warsawl, POL to become the ACA champion; vacates on 20-12-21 upon signing with Bellator MMA.
