5 UFC fighters who have transitioned into Hollywood

#3 - Keith Jardine

Keith Jardine vs. Roger Gracie

Keith Jardine (17-11-2) is known for a wild MMA career that spanned over eleven years in MMA promotions like the UFC, King of the Cage, and Strikeforce. He never won a championship title in any of the organizations he fought in but had a reputation for causing upset losses to his opponents. His most notable upset victories came against Forrest Griffin via KO at UFC 66 and against Chuck Liddell at UFC 76.

Keith Jardine retired from MMA in 2012 after two consecutive losses against Luke Rockhold and Roger Gracie. He later managed to transition full-time into Hollywood, which also included a little bit of stuntwork.

He has featured in nearly fifteen Hollywood movies and TV shows, most notable of which are Crank: High Voltage (starring Jason Statham), John Wick (starring Keanu Reaves), Gamer (starring Gerard Buttler), Once Upon a Time in Venice (starring Bruce Willis) and Bird Box (starring Sandra Bullock).

Jardine's most recent cameo was in an Ethan Hawke film, The Kid, released in 2019.