Tait Fletcher in 'John Wick': Is the actor a former MMA athlete and The Ultimate Fighter contestant?

Yes, American actor and stunt artist Tait Fletcher, who was featured in the 2014 Keanu Reeves starrer John Wick, is a former MMA athlete. Fletcher also featured on The Ultimate Fighter and holds a black belt in jiu-jitsu.

The 51-year-old fought in the third season of the UFC feeder program, TUF. However, the Californian was unable to clinch a victory. He succumbed to a split decision loss to Josh Haynes in the quarter-final stages of the tournament.

The loss prevented him from getting his hands on a UFC contract. However, the former light heavyweight competitor has fought under the banner of World Extreme Cagefighting, King of the Cage, Professional No Rules Fighting, and X-1 world events.

Watch Tait Fletcher's fight at X1- Grand Prix 2007 below:

During his brief run in professional MMA, he registered four wins and two losses. He holds one knockout win, two submission victories, and one decision triumph on his resume.

The American last fought in MMA at KOTC in 2008 against Chad Herrick. He lost the fight via first-round KO.

According to information available on IMBD, Tait Fletcher has acted in a number of notable hits, including Disney series The Mandalorian, AMC series Fear the Walking Dead and the Ryan Reynolds starrer Free Guy, among others.

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When Joe Rogan narrated the story of former MMA fighter Tait Fletcher choking out a violent drunk

During episode #995 of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan detailed how former TUF contestant Tait Fletcher choked out an aggressive drunk.

Rogan explained to his guest, Al Madrigal:

"The [drunk] guy was pounding oh his [Tait's] door [saying], 'You're in my f*****g room.' And Tait was like, 'No, my key works here, it's definitely my room,' and shuts the door... And we all went outside. It was me, Eddie Bravo and Tait. We were looking at this guy and we're looking at his friend... This has to be dealt with, this is not a guy who was going to go away."

Watch Joe Rogan speak about Tait Fletcher below:

The 55-year-old stated that the former MMA fighter first pulled the drunk person into a shoulder lock and then proceeded to apply a rear-naked choke, putting him to sleep:

"So Tait decides he kicks the guy in the leg and then he grabs him and pulls him on top of him... and pulls him into what's called a guard, like in jiu-jitsu, and wraps him into what's called an omoplata, which is a shoulder lock. Tait [then] sinks a rear-naked choke on this guy and squeezes him unconscious."

Watch the full JRE episode below: