Keith Jardine
| Keith Jardine | |
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Jardine at UFC 100 Fan Expo in Las Vegas
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| Born |
October 31, 1975 Butte, Montana, United States |
| Other names | The Dean of Mean |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Team | Jackson Wink MMA Academy |
| Rank | Black belt in Gaidojutsu |
| Years active | 2001-2012 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.keithjardine.net |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Keith Hector Jardine (born October 31, 1975) is an actor and retired American mixed martial artist. Jardine was known for upset victories in bouts he took at short notice against highly rated fighters. His best wins were in contests with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions and UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. Jardine's unorthodox attacking style wrongfooted opponents, but left him vulnerable in some career-crucial contests, and by his mid 30's he had effectively retired from competing to concentrate on a 'Paleo' business venture. Building on experience as a stuntman and in non-speaking parts, Jardine has established himself as an actor in film and television.
Jardine was born in Butte, Montana, moved to Oregon, and finally settled in Los Angeles, California, where he attended Canoga Park High School. Jardine played football and competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in high school under Coach Rudy Lugo, and continued to compete at Los Angeles Pierce College, then for his final two years of college as a defensive lineman at New Mexico Highlands University, which has a Division II program. He received a degree in Human Performance and Sport from New Mexico Highlands University. Before focusing on a career in mixed martial arts, Jardine worked as a personal trainer, firefighter, football coach, miner, and bounty hunter. He also played rugby and competed in high-level wrestling tournaments after college before traveling to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he began training for MMA with Greg Jackson. Jardine recently featured on a social media video that went viral where he proceeded to track down a thief and make a citizen's arrest.
Jardine made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2001, defeating Amir Rahnavardi via armbar submission. He would win five out of his next six bouts, suffering one knockout loss to Travis Wiuff six seconds into the fight, before debuting in the Japanese Pancrase organization in 2003. Jardine's bout in Pancrase, with Keiichiro Yamamiya, ended in a draw. Jardine defeated his next two opponents, including a submission win over Red Devil Sport Club fighter Arman Gambaryan, before appearing on The Ultimate Fighter 2.
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