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Keith Jardine
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Born	(1975-10-31) October 31, 1975 (age 49) Butte, Montana
Other names	Techno Viking (Shadow Dancer)The Dean of Mean
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division	205
Reach	76 in (193 cm)
Style	Gaidojutsu, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Team	Jackson's Submission Fighting
Rank	black belt in Gaidojutsu

Professional boxing record
Total	4
Wins	3
By knockout	1
Draws	1


Mixed martial arts record
Total	21
Wins	14
By knockout	6
By submission	2
Losses	6
Draws	1

Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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). 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 out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jardine has secured notable victories over former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. He also holds notable wins over Brandon Vera, Wilson Gouveia, Arman Gambaryan, and Mike Whitehead. Jardine is known for his highly unorthodox fighting style.

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. He also appeared briefly in movies Crank: High Voltage starring Jason Statham and Gamer starring Gerard Butler. Jardine is also the latest spokesman for Wonderful Pistachios in which he breaks a pistachio with his mean appearance.

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, 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."

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. 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. 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.

After this 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 heavyweight 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. The bout earned Fight of the Night honors and a $60,000 bonus. Jardine was the last man to fight Jackson before his Retirement.

Jardine was knocked out by Thiago Silva at UFC 102 1:35 in the first round.

Jardine is expected to face Ryan Bader on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110.

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

Professional record breakdown
22 matches	15 wins	6 losses
By knockout	6	4
By submission	2	0
By decision	6	2
Draws	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
		Ryan Bader		UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez	February 21, 2010			Sydney, Australia
Loss	15–6–1	Thiago Silva	KO (Punches)	UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira	August 29, 2009	1	1:35	Portland, Oregon, US
Loss	15–5–1	Quinton Jackson	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 96 – Jackson vs. Jardine	March 7, 2009	3	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Won Fight Of The Night
Win	15–4–1	Brandon Vera	Decision (Split)	UFC 89 – Bisping vs Leben	October 18, 2008	3	5:00	Birmingham, England
Loss	14–4–1	Wanderlei Silva	KO (Punches)	UFC 84 – Ill Will	May 24, 2008	1	0:36	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	14–3–1	Chuck Liddell	Decision (Split)	UFC 76 – Knockout	September 22, 2007	3	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States
Loss	13–3–1	Houston Alexander	KO (Punches)	UFC 71 – Liddell vs. Jackson	May 26, 2007	1	0:48	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	13–2–1	Forrest Griffin	TKO (Punches)	UFC 66 – Liddell vs Ortiz II	December 30, 2006	1	4:41	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	12–2–1	Wilson Gouveia	Decision (Unanimous)	The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale	June 24, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	11–2–1	Stephan Bonnar	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4	April 6, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	11–1–1	Mike Whitehead	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 57 – Liddell vs Couture 3	February 4, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	10–1–1	Kerry Schall	TKO (Leg Kicks)	The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale	November 5, 2005	2	3:28	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	9–1–1	Arman Gambaryan	Submission (Armbar)	M-1 MFC – Heavyweight GP	December 4, 2004	1	2:37	Moscow, Russia
Win	8–1–1	Tom Elrite	KO (Punches)	IE – Independent Event	November 13, 2004	1	2:50	New Mexico, United States
Win	7–1-1	Brian Bair	TKO (Punches)	Venom - First Strike	September 18, 2004	1	2:02	Huntington Beach, California, USA
zDraw	6–1–1	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Draw	Pancrase – Hybrid 8	October 4, 2003	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan
Win	6–1	George Allen	Decision (Unanimous)	KOTC 24 – Mayhem	June 14, 2003	2	5:00	New Mexico, United States
Win	5–1	Allan Sullivan	TKO (Punches)	KOTC 21 – Invasion	February 21, 2003	2	1:56	New Mexico, United States
Win	4–1	Bryan Pardoe	KO (Punch)	KOTC 20 – Crossroads	December 15, 2002	1	1:09	New Mexico, United States
Win	3–1	Philip Preece	Decision	KOTC 14 – New Mexico	June 19, 2002	2	5:00	New Mexico, United States
Loss	2–1	Travis Wiuff	KO (Punch)	EC 46 – Extreme Challenge 46	February 16, 2002	1	0:06	Iowa, United States
Win	2–0	Abe Andujo	KO (Punch)	RITC 31 – Rage in the Cage 31	November 7, 2001	1	1:20	Arizona, United States
Win	1–0	Amir Rahnavardi	Submission (Armbar)	GC 5 – Rumble in the Rockies	August 19, 2001	N/A		Colorado, United States