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Revision as of 23:16, 8 June 2007 by 208.97.126.226 (talk) (Undid revision 136924376 by Hateless (talk))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:MMAstatsbox "The Jardine Can" Keith Hector Jardine (born October 31, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist, currently fighting at light heavyweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the organization on The Ultimate Fighter 2, where he was cast as a heavyweight under coach Rich Franklin.
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 in The Ultimate Fighter 2 – a team-based reality television show created by the UFC – as a heavyweight competitor, and was the first heavyweight to be recruited to the team of UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin. Jardine was one of the favorites to proceed to the heavyweight division finals, but was not selected to fight until the semi-finals, where he was defeated by eventual season two heavyweight champion Rashad Evans.
UFC career
Although Jardine was eliminated from The Ultimate Fighter, his tenure with the Ultimate Fighting Championship would continue. Jardine made his first appearance on an official UFC fight card at the TUF 2 Finale, defeating fellow season two heavyweight Kerry Schall by technical knockout due to leg kicks. Jardine subsequently dropped down a weight class to the light heavyweight division, and defeated Mike Whitehead by unanimous decision at UFC 57.
In April, 2006, Jardine fought TUF 1 light heavyweight finalist Stephan Bonnar at Ultimate Fight Night 4. In a closely contested bout, Jardine lost a unanimous decision, but he gained a great deal of fan and media support after the bout. Quoting Jardine, "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."
His next fight in the UFC was against American Top Team's Wilson Gouveia at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale. Although Jardine appeared to lose the first round – according to color commentator Joe Rogan – he defeated 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.
At UFC 66, Jardine scored a technical knockout victory in the first round over winner of The Ultimate Fighter 1, Forrest Griffin. Jardine's next fight was against UFC newcomer Houston Alexander at UFC 71. Jardine complained of having to fight such an unworthy opponent as Alexander and stated he should be fighting real contenders. A heavy favorite to win, Jardine was KO'ed in the first round by Alexander from a barrage of hard rights and uppercuts. At the beginning of the fight, he employed an unorthodox stance with his arms flopping around in the air which was referred to as "Chimpanzee" style from one of the color commentators. Many speculate this was done to disrespect Houston Alexander since before the fight, Jardine said he felt he shouldn't have to fight this nobody and that he was a contender. After receiving numerous unanswered uppercuts in under 48 seconds, Jardine fell to the floor, Jardine's mouthpiece was knocked out of his mouth, and rolled away like a spare tire. Houston "WE HAVE A PROBLEM" Alexander stood victorius over Jardine, who was sleeping like a baby on the ground. Keith was then given the new nickname "Jardine Can" which was more fitting compared to the "Dean of Mean", often regarded as the worst nickname in MMA history.
MMA Record
| 12 Wins - 3 Losses - 1 Draws | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round, Time | Notes | |
| 05/26/2007 | Loss | Houston Alexander | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | KO (Punches) | Round 1, 0:48 | ||
| 12/30/2006 | Win | Forrest Griffin | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 | TKO (Punches) | Round 1 4:41 | ||
| 6/24/2006 | Win | Wilson Gouveia | The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3, 5:00 | ||
| 04/06/2006 | Win | Stephan Bonnar | Ultimate Fight Night 4 | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3, 5:00 | ||
| 02/04/2006 | Win | Mike Whitehead | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | TKO (punches) | Round 1, 3:22 | ||
| 11/05/2005 | Win | Kerry Schall | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | TKO (Leg Kicks) | Round 2, 3:28 | ||
| 12/04/2004 | Win | Arman Gambaryan | M-1 MFC-Heavyweight GP | Submission (armbar) | Round 1, 2:37 | ||
| 11/13/2004 | Win | Tom Elrite | IE-Independent Event | KO (punch) | Round 1, 2:50 | ||
| 10/04/2003 | Draw | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Pancrase - Hybrid-8 | Draw | Round 2, 5:00 | ||
| 06/14/2003 | Win | George Allen | KOTC 24 - Mayhem | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 2, 5:00 | ||
| 02/21/2003 | Win | Allan Sullivan | KOTC 21 - Invasion | TKO (strikes) | Round 2, 1:56 | ||
| 12/15/2002 | Win | Bryan Pardoe | KOTC 20 - Crossroads | KO | Round 1, 1:09 | ||
| 06/19/2002 | Win | Philip Preese | KOTC 16 - New Mexico | Decision | Round 2, 5:00 | ||
| 02/16/2002 | Loss | Travis Wiuff | EC 46 - Extreme Challenge 46 | KO | Round 1, :06 | ||
| 11/07/2001 | Win | Abe Andujo | RITC 31 - Rage in the Cage 31 | TKO | Round 1, 1:20 | ||
| 08/19/2001 | Win | Amir Rahnavardi | GC 5 - Rumble in the Rockies | Submission (armbar) | N/A N/A | ||
See also
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