Devin Terrell ClarkMixed martial arts show results Date: June 6, 2020
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currently competing in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor since 2010, he was signed by

(UFC) after

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scouted him on the "Dana White: Looking for a Fight - Season 1 Episode 6" UFC web series.

Background

Clark was born in

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in 1990. He started boxing as a child and wrestling at the age of seven, continuing to compete in the latter in high school. He started coming into his own as a junior in high school, where in the State Finals match, he lost to former UFC athlete

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. The following year, his senior year, he became the South Dakota State Champion at 189 lbs. Clark attended

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where he was a two-time

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n at the 184-pounds division for the Yellowjackets. He won the National Championship in 2009, and placed 4th in 2010. 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. He quickly moved up and competed in the Resurrection Fighting Alliance. He was a high school state wrestling champion, Junior College National wrestling champion, and an amateur boxer.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Clark started his professional MMA career on August 24, 2013, and made his debut in Knockout Events: Battle at the Chip. He had his first win over Jeremy Spelts via TKO (punches) on round one. One year later, after his first professional win, he made a move to compete in

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17 on August 22, 2014. He faced Aaron Brown and secured a win via TKO (punches) on round two. On February 7, 2015, Clark joined Total Fight Challenge promotion for his third fight and faced William Vincent. He secured a win via submission (rear-naked choke). Clark returned to

promotion (RFA). He faced Jaquis William on RFA 25 on April 10, 2015, outworked William and won the fight via unanimous decision. Clark faced Dervin Lopez on RFA 29: USA vs Brazil on August 21, 2015. He was victorious with judges scored a unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) in favour of him. On April 15, 2016

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and

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attended

39 event at

for "Dana White Looking For a Fighter", a UFC web series program, where Clark faced Rafael Viana for the Light heavyweight Championship. The fight was scheduled for 5 rounds and after the second round, Viana suffered a broken hand which kept him from continuing in the fight. Clark was declared the new champion. White was impressed with Clark's performance on the night and with his MMA record of 6-0-0, White signed him up into the UFC roster.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Clark made his UFC promotion debut on July 13, 2016, at

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. He dropped to middleweight to face Alex Nicholson, and suffered his first lost on his MMA career lost via KO (punch) on round one. Clark moved back to light heavyweight division and faced

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on The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale on short notice, December 3, 2016, for the TUF 24 Final against Josh Stansbury. With his father's voice booming out encouragement throughout the small venue, Devin Clark simply outworked Josh Stansbury in a three-round battle. On the strength of his takedowns and power punching, Clark (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) downed a somewhat tentative Stansbury (8-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) to nab the unanimous decision victory over him. He avoided the guillotine chokes on early rounds and planted Stansbury on his back and with aggressive striking throughout all three rounds. The move to light heavyweight proved to be successful. Clark next faced

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on April 15, 2017, at

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. Clark out pointed Collier by battering him on full mount and achieving multiple takedowns, and Clark cruised through with a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 30–27, 30–26). In post fight interviews, Clark admitted that he was disappointed in his performance as he stated he missed opportunities to finish the fight. Clark faced

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on October 21, 2017, at

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. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round. Clark faced Mike Rodríguez on April 7, 2018, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Clark faced

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on December 8, 2018, at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Clark was expected to face Abdul-Kerim Edilov on April 20, 2019, at

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. However, Edilov's removal from the card for undisclosed reasons was announced on 25 March and he was replaced by Ivan Shtyrkov. However, on April 20, 2019, it was reported that the bout was cancelled after Shtyrkov was hospitalized. Soon after the previous fight was cancelled, it was announced that Clark would face

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at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith on June 1, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Clark faced

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on October 12, 2019, at

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. He lost the fight via submission in round two. Clark was scheduled to face

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on February 15, 2020, at

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. However, Antigulov was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Clark was scheduled to face

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on May 2, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. However, on April 9,

, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout took place on June 6, 2020, at

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. Clark won the bout via unanimous decision. Clark was briefly linked to a bout against

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on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. However, Gamzatov was removed from the bout in mid-October due to alleged

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issues. Clark faced Anthony Smith on the card as the main event after

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had to pull out of his fight against

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due to a positive COVID test. He lost the fight via a triangle choke submission in the first round. Clark was scheduled to face

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on May 1, 2021, at

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. However, Clark pulled out from the event, citing injury, and he was replaced by

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. The bout eventually took place on September 18, 2021, at

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. After being knocked down in round one, he lost the fight via unanimous decision. Clark faced William Knight on on April 16, 2022, at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in round three. Clark faced Azamat Murzakanov on August 13, 2022, at

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. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round three. Clark is scheduled to face

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on February 4, 2023 at

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

**Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) Light heavyweight Champion (one time)

Personal life

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. Clark is active in helping numerous non profit agencies in his community. He is especially involved in advocating for those that have

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and was recently appointed to the National Board of Garrett's Fight. While training for his bout at

, Clark gained notice for advocating for

awareness. Clark is very vocal in support of Down Syndrome Awareness and Advocacy, and the campaign to save the unborn

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child from abortion. Clark and his wife have a daughter.

Mixed martial arts record

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