Bevon Kareem Lewis (born May 5, 1991) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for

Professional Fighters League The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promo ...

(PFL),

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC),

Legacy Fighting Alliance Legacy Fighting Alliance is an American mixed martial arts promotion, created as a result of the ''Legacy Fighting Championship'' and ''Resurrection Fighting Alliance'' merger in early 2017. History Resurrection Fighting Alliance On October 11, ...

(LFA) and Xtreme Caged Combat.

Background

Bevon Kareem Lewis was born in

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, the son of Basil Lewis and Silda Davis. He was raised in

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where he competed in football, baseball and wrestling. Lewis began martial arts training one summer break before attending college, helping his father on plumbing works, he saw a group people practicing MMA. Lewis then decided to start training in MMA by working first on his strength and conditioning. He later picked up standup classes and jiu-jitsu, and started to compete professionally in 2015.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

With an amateur record of 12–2, Lewis turned pro in 2015 where he fought most of his early professional fights primarily in the

and Xtreme Caged Combat. Lewis made his first appearances in Dana White's Contender Series 8 web-series program on August 29, 2017, facing Elias Urbina where he won the fight via technical knockout and signed to a development league contract. After a win over Collin Huckbody on April 27, 2018 at LFA 38 via a unanimous decision, Lewis made his second appearance in Dana White's Contender Series 12 where faced Alton Cunningham on July 10, 2018 and won the fight via a technical knockout out in round one and was awarded a contract with UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Lewis made his UFC debut on December 29, 2018 against Uriah Hall at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round. His next fight came on June 8, 2018 at

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against

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Lewis was scheduled to face Alen Amedovski on May 28, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos. However, Amedovski was forced pulled out of the event citing injury and was replaced by

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. Lewis won the fight via unanimous decision. Lewis faced

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on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. He lost the fight via technical knockout. The UFC announced Lewis's release from the promotion on November 13, 2020.

Post-UFC career

Lewis headlined PFL Challenger Series 6 in a heavyweight bout against Marcelo Nunes on March 25, 2022. He lost the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round.

Personal life

His moniker “The Extraordinary Gentleman” was coined by MMA pioneer

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. Lewis and his girlfriend have been together since 2019.

Mixed martial arts record

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