Bevon Kareem Lewis (born May 5, 1991) is an American

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who competes in the

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division. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for

Professional Fighters League The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promot ...

(PFL),

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...

(UFC),

Legacy Fighting Alliance The Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Houston, Texas. It was created as a result of the Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection Fighting Alliance merg ...

(LFA) and Xtreme Caged Combat.

Background

Bevon Kareem Lewis was born in

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, the son of Basil Lewis and Silda. He was raised in

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. 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.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

With an amateur record of 12–2, Lewis turned pro in 2015 where he fought most of his early professional fights primarily in the

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. After a win over Collin Huckbody on April 27, 2018 at LFA 38 via a unanimous decision, Lewis made his second appearance in Dana White's Contender Series 12 where faced Alton Cunningham on July 10, 2018 and won the fight via a technical knockout out in round one and was awarded a contract with UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Lewis made his UFC debut on December 29, 2018 against

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round. His next fight came on June 8, 2018 at UFC 238 against Darren Stewart. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Lewis was scheduled to face Alen Amedovski on May 28, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos. However, Amedovski was forced pulled out of the event citing injury and was replaced by

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. Lewis won the fight via unanimous decision. Lewis faced Trevin Giles on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. He lost the fight via technical knockout. The UFC announced Lewis's release from the promotion on November 13, 2020.

Post-UFC career

Lewis headlined PFL Challenger Series 6 in a heavyweight bout against Marcelo Nunes on March 25, 2022. He lost the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round. Lewis made his Light Heavyweight debut against Ozzy Diaz on May 17, 2024 in the Main Event of LFA 184. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Personal life

His moniker "The Extraordinary Gentleman" was coined by MMA pioneer

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Mixed martial arts record

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