Light Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Keith Jardine v Brandon Vera
UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben, Sat, Oct 18, 2008, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Referee Kevin Mulhall
Referee Kevin Mulhall
Keith Jardine won by Split decision, R3 5:00. Chris Lee 29 - 28. Tim Vannatta 28 - 29. Chris Watts 28 - 29.
“The Dean of Mean”
Height 6'2", Reach 76", Stance Orthodox, Age 32 on the night
Coming in 5-3-0 in the UFC over 8 fights
“The Truth”
Height 6'3", Reach 78", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 5-2-0 in the UFC over 7 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Keith Jardine | Brandon Vera | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 20 of 41 | 2 of 2 | 3:03 | 1 | 13 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 0:09 | 1 |
| Round 25:00 | 12 of 36 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 18 of 32 | 1 of 1 | 0:29 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 18 of 54 | 0 of 1 | 0:37 | 0 | 17 of 36 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 50 of 131 | 2 of 4 | 3:40 | 1 | 48 of 86 | 1 of 1 | 0:38 | 1 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.