Devin Clark (born April 12, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
He started coming into his own as a junior in high school, where in the state finals match, he lost to former UFC athlete David Michaud.
[7] Clark attended Rochester Community and Technical College where he was a two-time NJCAA All-American at the 184-pounds division for the Yellowjackets.
[8] Despite eventually dropping out of college, Clark wasn't ready to stop competing as a martial artist, so Clark started MMA training at his local gym, Team Nak Suk, and later moved to Next Edge Academy under the tutelage of BJJ black belt Bruce Hoyer.
[10][11] Clark started his professional MMA career on August 24, 2013, and made his debut in Knockout Events: Battle at the Chip.
[12] One year later, after his first professional win, he made a move to compete in Resurrection Fighting Alliance 17 on August 22, 2014.
[16] On April 15, 2016 Dana White, Matt Serra and Robbie Lawler attended Resurrection Fighting Alliance 39 event at Sioux Falls, South Dakota for "Dana White Looking For a Fighter", a UFC web series program,[6] where Clark faced Rafael Viana for the Light heavyweight Championship.
[21] Clark, replacing Jake Collier, moved back to light heavyweight division and faced Josh Stansbury on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.
[32] Clark was expected to face Abdul-Kerim Edilov on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149.
[33] However, Edilov's removal from the card for undisclosed reasons was announced on 25 March and he was replaced by Ivan Shtyrkov.
[39] Clark was scheduled to face Gadzhimurad Antigulov on February 15, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 167.
[42] Clark was scheduled to face Alonzo Menifield on May 2, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs.
Clark faced Anthony Smith on the card as the main event after Curtis Blaydes had to pull out of his fight against Derrick Lewis due to a positive COVID test.
[64] When Clark was in high school at Lincoln, his two best friends gave him the moniker "Brown Bear", citing his dual personal characteristics - He has bear-like wrestling, and has a pleasant, thoughtful demeanor in everyday life.
[65] While training for his bout at UFC on Fox 24, Clark gained notice for advocating for Down syndrome awareness.