Bevon Lewis | |
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Born | Bevon Kareem Lewis [1] May 5, 1991 Riverside, California, United States |
Other names | The Extraordinary Gentleman |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
Reach | 79 in (201 cm) [2] |
Fighting out of | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States |
Team | Jackson-Wink MMA (2016–2019) [3] [4] |
Years active | 2015–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 11 |
Wins | 7 |
By knockout | 3 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Bevon Kareem Lewis [1] (born May 5, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for Professional Fighters League (PFL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and Xtreme Caged Combat.
Bevon Kareem Lewis was born in Riverside, California, the son of Basil Lewis and Silda. He was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Lewis began martial arts training one summer break before attending college while helping his father on plumbing works. Bevon started to compete professionally in 2015. [3]
With an amateur record of 12–2, Lewis turned pro in 2015 [3] where he fought most of his early professional fights primarily in the Legacy Fighting Alliance 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. [5]
After a win over Collin Huckbody on April 27, 2018 at LFA 38 [6] via a unanimous decision, [7] Lewis made his second appearance in Dana White's Contender Series 12 where faced Alton Cunningham on July 10, 2018 [8] [9] and won the fight via a technical knockout out in round one and was awarded a contract with UFC. [10]
Lewis made his UFC debut on December 29, 2018 against Uriah Hall at UFC 232. [11] He lost the fight via knockout in the third round. [12]
His next fight came on June 8, 2018 at UFC 238 against Darren Stewart. [13] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [14]
Lewis was scheduled to face Alen Amedovski on May 28, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos. [15] However, Amedovski was forced pulled out of the event citing injury and was replaced by Dequan Townsend. [16] Lewis won the fight via unanimous decision. [17]
Lewis faced Trevin Giles on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. [18] He lost the fight via technical knockout. [19]
The UFC announced Lewis's release from the promotion on November 13, 2020. [20]
Lewis headlined PFL Challenger Series 6 in a heavyweight bout against Marcelo Nunes on March 25, 2022. [21] He lost the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round. [22]
His moniker “The Extraordinary Gentleman” was coined by MMA pioneer Pat Miletich.
11 matches | 7 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 3 | 2 |
By submission | 0 | 1 |
By decision | 4 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 7–4 | Marcelo Nunes | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | PFL Challenger Series 6 | March 25, 2022 | 2 | 2:39 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Heavyweight debut. |
Loss | 7–3 | Trevin Giles | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira | November 7, 2020 | 3 | 1:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 7–2 | Dequan Townsend | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos | January 25, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | |
Loss | 6–2 | Darren Stewart | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 238 | June 8, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Loss | 6–1 | Uriah Hall | KO (punch) | UFC 232 | December 29, 2018 | 3 | 1:32 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Alton Cunningham | TKO (knees) | Dana White's Contender Series 12 | July 27, 2018 | 1 | 3:01 | Las Vegas, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Collin Huckbody | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 38 | April 27, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Elias Urbina | KO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 8 | August 29, 2017 | 2 | 2:47 | Las Vegas, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Sonny Yohn | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 10 | April 21, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Kristopher Gratalo | KO (punches) | Xtreme Caged Combat 24 | April 30, 2016 | 3 | 0:52 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States | Middleweight debut. |
Win | 1–0 | Aaron Aschendorf | Decision (unanimous) | House of Fame 4: Florida vs. Georgia | October 29, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Welterweight debut. |
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