Devin Powell

Powell made his debut for Bellator MMA at Bellator 232 on October 26, 2019, against Marcus Surin. He won the fight by technical submission after his opponent appeared to be unconscious at the end of the second round.

Powell faced Álvaro Herrera on July 28, 2018 at UFC on Fox 30. He won the fight via knockout due to kicks to the body in the first round.

Powell was expected to face Claudio Puelles on November 17, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 140. However, it was reported that Puelles pulled out from the event due to injury and he was replaced by newcomer Jesus Pinedo. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

A few days after his performance in Bangor, Powell was signed to a non-guaranteed four-fight contract with the UFC. In November he was booked to fight at UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn on January 15, 2017. Powell's original opponent was Jordan Rinaldi, but Rinaldi pulled out just before Christmas due to an injury. The UFC quickly signed newcomer Drakkar Klose to his own four-fight contract to replace Rinaldi on short notice. In their fight, Klose defeated Powell decisively, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27 for Klose.

Powell faced Darrell Horcher on June 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 112. He lost the fight via split decision.

In 2016, Powell went on a rapid win streak of four wins in six months. In February, he defeated Jeff Anderson by unanimous decision at Combat Zone 57. In April, despite hurting his back during the fight, Powell finished Jesse Erickson by first-round TKO to win the New England Fights professional lightweight championship. In June, he debuted on World Series of Fighting, winning a split decision over Tom Marcellino.

In May 2014, Powell took over The Shop MMA academy in Somersworth, New Hampshire when its owners decided to call it quits. Powell revamped the facility, founding Nostos MMA, a small family-friendly MMA gym which is owned by Powell and managed by his wife Carol Linn Hawkins.

Powell had his first amateur fight in 2010, losing by split decision. In a little over a year, Powell won his next three amateur fights. When he fought his first professional bout in 2012, he was ranked #1 among amateur lightweight MMA fighters in the Northeastern United States.

A once-aspiring professional guitarist who played in a rock band in his teens, Powell graduated from Marshwood High School in South Berwick in 2006. He attended college for a year before dropping out, and taking a clerical job at the National Passport Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Seeking a creative outlet from the tedium of his day job, Powell began attending an MMA gym in town. Powell started participating in jiu-jitsu tournaments and found some success.

Devin Powell (born March 1, 1988) is a mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA.