Devin Clark

Overview

Seven of Devin Clark's eight UFC wins went the distance, and the eighth took until round 3. The light heavyweight "Brown Bear" goes 8-9 in the UFC, and he has never won a fight by submission or inside the first two rounds.

His wins are decisions. His losses are the opposite: seven of the nine ended by knockout or submission. He has not won since February 2023 and carries a two-fight losing streak into his next bout.

UFC Career

Clark debuted in July 2016 with a first-round TKO loss to Alex Nicholson, at 4:57. He bounced back at the Tournament of Champions Finale with a unanimous decision over Josh Stansbury, then took another over Jake Collier.

Then came a stretch of trading results. A second-round submission loss to Jan Blachowicz was followed by a decision win over Mike Rodriguez, and a first-round TKO loss to Aleksandar Rakic by another decision win, over Darko Stosic. Ryan Spann submitted him in round 2 in October 2019.

The best run of his UFC career is two straight wins, which he has done twice. The first came in 2020 against Dequan Townsend and Alonzo Menifield, both by unanimous decision. Menifield was rated a strong opponent by our model.

That run ended in a main event against Anthony Smith in November 2020. Smith submitted him in round 1 at 2:34.

His only UFC finish came in April 2022, a third-round TKO of William Knight at 3:21. Azamat Murzakanov stopped him in round 3 four months later, and a decision win over Da Woon Jung in February 2023 gave him his second two-fight win streak. It has been all losses since: Kennedy Nzechukwu submitted him in round 2, and Marcin Prachnio took a unanimous decision in February 2024.

Seventeen fights, and only one finish in his favor.

Fighting Style

Clark is a wrestler first. He shoots for takedowns far more often than most UFC fighters, and he is hard to take down himself. Those takedowns rarely lead to submission attempts, as he hunts for the finish less than most.

On the feet, he is an efficient striker rather than a busy one. He lands at around the UFC average, connects more accurately than most, and takes less damage than most. The weak spot is that he gets hit more often than he should when he is defending, which fits a record with three TKO/KO losses.

The finishing pattern matters most for a bettor. Four of his nine losses came by submission, despite his solid takedown defense. Seven of his eight wins went to the scorecards, and his lone finish was a third-round TKO/KO.

Notable Wins

• Alonzo Menifield: unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 250 (2020)
• Da Woon Jung: unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night (2023)
• William Knight: KO/TKO, round 3 (3:21), UFC Fight Night (2022)

Quick Facts

• Division: Light Heavyweight
• UFC record: 8-9
• Professional record (all promotions): 14-9-0
• UFC debut: 2016
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'0" / 75"
• Team: Next Edge Academy
• Born: Sioux Falls, United States