Devin Powell (born March 1, 1988) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA.
A once-aspiring professional guitarist who played in a rock band in his teens, Powell graduated from Marshwood High School in South Berwick in 2006.
[5] He attended college for a year before dropping out,[6] and taking a clerical job at the National Passport Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Seeking a creative outlet from the tedium of his day job, Powell began attending an MMA gym in town.
When he fought his first professional bout in 2012, he was ranked #1 among amateur lightweight MMA fighters in the Northeastern United States.
[6] Powell, the reigning NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion, agreed to rematch Jon Lemke in a three-round non-title fight at a catchweight of 160 pounds.
Powell dropped Lemke with an uppercut and immediately took his back for a rear naked choke submission in the first round.
[5] The UFC quickly signed newcomer Drakkar Klose to his own four-fight contract to replace Rinaldi on short notice.