Devin Clark
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Striking D, Durability, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense, Grappling, Control.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Marcin Prachnio lean UFC Fight Night Hermansson vs Pyfer Full Card Analysis, Breakdown, & Prediction (UFC Vegas 86) · February 6, 2024
Calls Clark the rightful side but explicitly frames it as a low-confidence pick, noting Clark has gone both ways in similarly-billed fights before.
14-8 at light heavyweight. Our paraphrase: a good wrestler with control and ground-and-pound, and a decent striker with power, a working 1-2 and a leg kick, but criticized for low striking volume and shaky striking defense, plus a general inconsistency note that runs through the whole read.
vs Kennedy Nzechukwu clear UFC 288 Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Prediction · May 2, 2023 · 1 read since
He settles on Nzechukwu because of that combination. Stated plainly off a clear mechanism (Clark's weak striking defense, questionable chin and fight-to-fight inconsistency vs. Nzechukwu's power and steadier approach), with no hedge on the win and no betting caution.
A strong, high-level wrestler who controls well and lands heavy ground-and-pound once things hit the mat or the cage, and powerful striking of his own including a good leg kick -- though his arsenal is otherwise limited (a leg kick mixed with a 1-2 is close to the whole package). His volume is usually not good enough, his striking defense is not good, his chin is questionable, and the analyst stresses he is highly unpredictable from one outing to the next.
vs Da Woon Jung coinflip UFC Vegas 68 Full Card Breakdown (Road to UFC Finals) · January 31, 2023 · 2 reads since
The analyst takes Jung as the stronger fighter in most of their fights, but will not bet this one and calls it a rough fight to pick.
His entire game plan is his wrestling -- setting it up with power strikes and mixing in decent kicks. He is a powerful wrestler once he gets it going, but if the fight stays standing he is low volume with horrible striking defense, leaving him very exposed. He does have a route to close distance and attempt a takedown against a taller opponent by attacking the legs.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Marcin Prachnio 16-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · February 10, 2024
L Kennedy Nzechukwu 11-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:28 — UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 6, 2023
W Da Woon Jung 15-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · February 4, 2023
L Azamat Murzakanov 10-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:18 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · August 13, 2022
W William Knight 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:21 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
L Ion Cutelaba 15-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · September 18, 2021
L Anthony Smith 33-16 walk-in Submission · R1 2:34 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · November 28, 2020
W Alonzo Menifield 9-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · June 6, 2020
W Dequan Townsend 21-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · February 15, 2020
L Ryan Spann 16-5 walk-in Submission · R2 2:01 — UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · October 12, 2019
W Darko Stosic 13-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · June 1, 2019
L Aleksandar Rakic 10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:05 — UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · December 8, 2018
W Mike Rodriguez 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · April 7, 2018
L Jan Blachowicz 14-7 walk-in Submission · R2 3:02 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · October 21, 2017
W Jake Collier 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · April 15, 2017
W Josh Stansbury 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · December 3, 2016
L Alex Nicholson 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · July 13, 2016
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Bevon Lewis | Decision (split) | LFA 214
August 15, 2025 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marcin Prachnio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
February 10, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 288
May 6, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 2:28 |
| W | Jung Da-un | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Azamat Murzakanov | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz
August 13, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 1:18 |
| W | William Knight | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
April 16, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 3:21 |
| L | Ion Cuțelaba | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
September 18, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Anthony Smith | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
November 28, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Alonzo Menifield | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 250
June 6, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dequan Townsend | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
February 15, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ryan Spann | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
October 12, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 2:01 |
| W | Darko Stošić | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
June 1, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Aleksandar Rakić | TKO (punches) | UFC 231
December 8, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Mike Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 223
April 7, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jan Błachowicz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till
October 21, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 3:02 |
| W | Jake Collier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
April 15, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Stansbury | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
December 3, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alex Nicholson | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
July 13, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 4:57 |
| W | Rafael Viana | TKO (hand injury) | RFA 37
April 15, 2016 |
RFA | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Dervin Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 29
August 21, 2015 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jaquis Williams | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 25
April 10, 2015 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | William Vincent | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Total Fight Challenge: Cannon vs. Al-Ghoul
February 7, 2015 |
Total Fight Challenge | 1 | 4:29 |
| W | Aaron Brown | TKO (punches) | RFA 17
August 22, 2014 |
RFA | 2 | 4:02 |
| W | Jeremy Spelts | TKO (punches) | Knockout Events: Battle at the Chip
August 4, 2013 |
Knockout Events | 1 | 1:12 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Devin Clark (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Devin Clark by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized