The preliminary card of ACA 202 featured ten bouts with varied outcomes. Altynbek Mamashov scored a first-round knockout over Ivan Bogdanov, while Caio Bittencourt submitted Artem Dushenko with a leg lock in the opening frame. Aslanbek Kodzaev, Elias Silverio, Oleg Dadonov, Anton Vinnikov, Tomasz Dek, Pavel Gordeev, and Andrey Koshkin all earned unanimous decision victories over their respective opponents. Hafiz Sakibekov won by third-round TKO due to his opponent Daniel Jubileu suffering a leg injury.
The preliminary card of ACA 202 delivered ten bouts on April 12, 2026, headlined by a pair of emphatic finishes in the opening rounds.
Altynbek Mamashov closed the show early against Ivan Bogdanov, landing a first-round knockout to pick up the victory. In the other standout finish of the prelims, Caio Bittencourt — known as "Leao" — submitted Artem Dushenko with a leg lock, also inside the first frame. Bittencourt, a 35-year-old Orthodox fighter standing six feet tall with a 75-inch reach, improves to 14-7-0 with the win.
Brazilian veteran Elias Silverio, nicknamed "Xuxu," added another victory to his ledger via unanimous decision, moving his record to 13-3-0. The 39-year-old orthodox striker from Brazil stands five-foot-eleven with a 73-inch reach and has consistently generated offense throughout his career, landing 3.67 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy while also mixing in 1.62 takedown attempts per 15 minutes.
The rest of the preliminary card was settled on the scorecards. Aslanbek Kodzaev, Oleg Dadonov, Anton Vinnikov, Tomasz Dek, Pavel Gordeev, and Andrey Koshkin all earned unanimous decision victories over their respective opponents. Hafiz Sakibekov secured a third-round TKO victory over Daniel Jubileu after Jubileu suffered a leg injury that forced a stoppage.
Why it matters
- Mamashov and Bittencourt both earned first-round finishes, bolstering their finishing credentials heading into future matchmaking.
- Silverio's win keeps the experienced Brazilian relevant in his division at 39 years old.
- The string of decision victories across the card points to a competitive preliminary roster with several fighters building momentum on the ACA circuit.
