Keith Jardine
Template:MMAstatsbox Keith Hector Jardine (born October 31, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA), currently fighting at light heavyweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Sherdog currently ranks him as the #8 Light Heavyweight in the world. He made his debut in the UFC with an appearance on The Ultimate Fighter 2 as a heavyweight under coach Rich Franklin. He currently trains with Jackson's Submission Fighting. Jardine has secured notable victories over former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin.
Career
Jardine made his professional mixed martial Arts debut in 2001, defeating Amir Rahnavardi by armbar submission. He would win five out of his next six bouts, suffering one knockout loss to Travis Wiuff, 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.
The Ultimate Fighter
In 2005, Jardine was cast on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a team-based reality television show created by the UFC, as a heavyweight competitor. He was the first heavyweight to be chosen by team coach and then UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. Although considered a favorite to proceed the heavyweight division's finals, Jardine was not selected to fight until the semi-finals, where he was defeated by eventual heavyweight winner, and his future training partner, Rashad Evans.
UFC career
Jardine made his first appearance on an official UFC fight card at the The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale, defeating fellow season two heavyweight Kerry Schall by TKO due to leg kicks. Jardine was signed to the UFC and subsequently dropped down a weight class to the light heavyweight division. His next appearance was at UFC 57 where he defeated Mike Whitehead, another The Ultimate Fighter 2 competitor, by unanimous decision.
In April, 2006, Jardine fought The Ultimate Fighter 1 light heavyweight finalist Stephan Bonnar at Ultimate Fight Night 4. Jardine lost the fight in due to a very controversial unanimous decision,[1][2] but gained a great deal of fan and media support after the bout. After the fight, Jardine stated, "Everyone knows that that Bonnar fight should have been my fight[...] I still get approached everyday about that. I am 3-1, but I don't necessarily look at it that way."[1]
Jardine next faced American Top Team's Wilson Gouveia at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale. Although color commentator Joe Rogan believed that he lost the first round, Jardine managed to bounce back and defeat Gouveia by unanimous decision after three rounds. Jardine was then scheduled to fight Mike Nickels, a light heavyweight competitor from the third season of The Ultimate Fighter, but Nickels was forced to withdraw due to a back injury.[2] Instead, he next faced The Ultimate Fighter 1 light heavyweight winner Forrest Griffin at UFC 66. Although considered an underdog in the bout, Jardine scored a TKO victory in the first round. At UFC 71, Jardine was scheduled to fight UFC newcomer Houston Alexander. During his pre-fight interview, Jardine complained about being matched against a unknown newcomer, believing that he deserved an opponent with a higher profile. During the fight, Jardine quickly knocked Alexander down with a punch, but the newcomer promptly returned to his feet and knocked Jardine out just 48 seconds into the first round in a major upset.
Jardine was then matched up against former long-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Chuck Liddell at UFC 76.[3] The bout was Liddell's first fight since losing his belt to Quinton Jackson. Jardine landed numerous unchecked body kicks to Liddell's side throughout the fight, which was spent almost totally on the feet. The bout was ruled a split decision in Jardine's favor, turning him into a top contender for the light heavyweight championship. First, however, Jardine faced former long-time Pride middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva. Silva swarmed Jardine with punches and knocked him out just 38 seconds into the first round. Jardine had to be helped up after the fight and was sent to the local hospital for observation.[4]
After this disappointing loss, Jardine faced Brandon Vera at UFC 89. Although it appeared that Vera damaged Jardine's knee with a front-kick in the second round, Jardine ultimately earned a split decision victory over Vera. In a post-fight interview, Jardine stated that the injury was minor. With the victory, Jardine earned a shot at Quinton Jackson at UFC 96. Although the fight was considered an elimination bout for title contention, Jardine and former light heavy weight champion Rashad Evans are close friends and training partners, and both have stated that they will not fight each other. In a very close fight, Jardine lost a unanimous decision. Two of the three judges scoring the fight later stated that Jardine would have won if he hadn't been knocked down in the final seconds of the third round. The bout earned Fight of the Night honors and a $60,000 bonus.[5]
Jardine is currently scheduled to fight Thiago Silva at UFC 102.
Boxing
Jardine has fought four bouts as a professional boxer. His professional boxing record is three wins with one draw. His last boxing bout was against Jason Cordova and took place on August 20, 2004. The bout was ruled a draw.
Mixed martial arts record
| 20 matches | 14 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 3 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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 Thiago Silva
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UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira | August 29, 2009 |  Portland, Oregon, USA
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| Loss | 14-5-1 | Quinton Jackson
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Decision (unanimous) | UFC 96 - Jackson vs. Jardine | March 7, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Won Fight Of The Night |
| Win | 14-4-1 | Brandon Vera
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Decision (Split) | UFC 89 - Bisping vs Leben | October 18, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 |  Birmingham, England
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| Loss | 13-4-1 | Wanderlei Silva
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KO (Punches) | UFC 84 - Ill Will | May 24, 2008 | 1 | 0:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 13-3-1 | Chuck Liddell
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Decision (Split) | UFC 76 - Knockout | September 22, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States
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| Loss | 12-3-1 | Houston Alexander
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KO (Punches) | UFC 71 - Liddell vs. Jackson | May 26, 2007 | 1 | 0:48 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 12-2-1 | Forrest Griffin
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TKO (Punches) | UFC 66 - Liddell vs Ortiz II | December 30, 2006 | 1 | 4:41 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 11-2-1 | Wilson Gouveia
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Decision (Unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale | June 24, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Loss | 10-2-1 | Stephan Bonnar
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | April 6, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 10-1-1 | Mike Whitehead
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 57 - Liddell vs Couture 3 | February 4, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 9-1-1 | Kerry Schall
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TKO (Leg Kicks) | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | November 5, 2005 | 2 | 3:28 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 8-1-1 |  Arman Gambaryan
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Submission (Armbar) | M-1 MFC - Heavyweight GP | December 4, 2004 | 1 | 2:37 |  Moscow, Russia
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| Win | 7-1-1 | Tom Elrite
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KO (Punches) | IE - Independent Event | November 13, 2004 | 1 | 2:50 | New Mexico, United States
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| Draw | 6-1-1 |  Keiichiro Yamamiya
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Draw | Pancrase - Hybrid 8 | October 4, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan
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| Win | 6-1 | George Allen
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Decision (Unanimous) | KOTC 24 - Mayhem | June 14, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | New Mexico, United States
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| Win | 5-1 | Allan Sullivan
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TKO (Punches) | KOTC 21 - Invasion | February 21, 2003 | 2 | 1:56 | New Mexico, United States
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| Win | 4-1 | Bryan Pardoe
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KO (Punch) | KOTC 20 - Crossroads | December 15, 2002 | 1 | 1:09 | New Mexico, United States
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| Win | 3-1 | Philip Preece
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Decision | KOTC 14 - New Mexico | June 19, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | New Mexico, United States
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| Loss | 2-1 | Travis Wiuff
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KO (Punch) | EC 46 - Extreme Challenge 46 | February 16, 2002 | 1 | 0:06 | Iowa, United States
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| Win | 2-0 | Abe Andujo
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KO (Punch) | RITC 31 - Rage in the Cage 31 | November 7, 2001 | 1 | 1:20 | Arizona, United States
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| Win | 1-0 | Amir Rahnavardi
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Submission (Armbar) | GC 5 - Rumble in the Rockies | August 19, 2001 | N/A | Colorado, United States
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See also
References
- ^ Archuleta, Daniel (October 13, 2006). "Keith Jardine: Climbing to the Top". Sherdog.
- ^ Nickels vs. Jardine is Off - MMA on Tap
- ^ "UFC 76 Fight Card". UFC.
- ^ "UFC 84: Ill Will". UFC.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Jackson, Jardine and Hamill earn $60K UFC 96 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
External links
- Professional MMA record for Keith Jardine from Sherdog
- Boxing record for Keith Jardine from BoxRec (registration required)