Keith Hackney
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| Born | April 15, 1958 Roselle, Illinois, U.S. |
| Other names | "The Giant Killer" |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Style | Kenpo Karate, Boxing, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Tang Soo Do, Jujutsu, Submission Fighting |
| Fighting out of | Illinois, U.S. |
| Team | Hackney Combat Academy MMA |
| Rank | 4th dan black belt in Kenpo Karate 2nd dan black belt in Tang Soo Do 2nd dan black belt in Taekwondo[1] |
| Years active | 1994–1995 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Keith Hackney (born April 15, 1958) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in three Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Hackney started training martial arts at the age 11 by learning Wrestling and Boxing.[1] Two years later, he began learning the art of Taekwondo and eventually received a second degree black belt. He also holds a second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do. In 1990, he furthered his martial arts training by beginning to train White Tiger Kenpo Karate, eventually earning a fourth degree black belt.
In 1994, Hackney would start training in Jujutsu and Submission Fighting, and was contacted by Art Davie for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was slated to compete at the UFC 3 tournament, where he entered as a replacement for one of the original fighters. In his first match, Hackney faced 616-lb sumo champion Emmanuel Yarbrough, but he overcame the size difference by attacking fast and aggressively, knocking Yarbrough down with a palm strike. Yarbrough got up and pushed Hackney through the cage door, but once the fight was restarted, Keith followed with a flurry of punches to the top and back of the head, making the referee stop the fight. Hackney left the cage with an injured wrist, however, and was forced to abandon the tournament.[2]
Hackney returned at UFC 4, where he faced Joe Son in a fight made infamous by the UFC rule from the time which allowed groin strikes. Keith was taken down and endangered with a guillotine choke, but he resorted to repeatedly punching Son's groin in order to make him release the hold, prompting Son to tap out.[1][3][4] The kenpo practitioner advanced in the tournament, going on to face UFC 1 and 2 winner Royce Gracie at the next round.
Pitted against Royce, Hackney managed to resist some initial takedowns, even getting a clean sprawl in an instance, and landed multiple shots through the attempts.[5] After exchanging knees, Gracie pulled guard and attempted a triangle choke, only for Hackney to stand and land a right hand which marked Royce's face. At the end, however, Royce got the armbar and made him tap out.[1]
His last MMA fight would be at the event Ultimate Ultimate 1995, where he fought Marco Ruas in a losing effort.
Hackney has appeared in two movies: as an actor in Superfights and doing stunts in Cut.[6]
Career accomplishments
[edit | edit source]Mixed martial arts
[edit | edit source]- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Encyclopedia Awards
- Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Emmanuel Yarbrough[7]
- UFC Encyclopedia Awards
Mixed martial arts record
[edit | edit source]| 4 matches | 2 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 1 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2–2 | Marco Ruas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ultimate Ultimate 1995 | December 16, 1995 | 1 | 2:39 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Royce Gracie | Submission (armbar) | UFC 4 | December 16, 1994 | 1 | 5:32 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | UFC 4 Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 2–0 | Joe Son | Submission (groin strikes) | 1 | 2:44 | UFC 4 Tournament Quarterfinal. | |||
| Win | 1–0 | Emmanuel Yarbrough | TKO (punches) | UFC 3 | September 9, 1994 | 1 | 1:59 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | UFC 3 Tournament Quarterfinal. Withdrew from tournament due to hand injury. |
Reference list
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Keith Hackney: Where Is He Now, Sherdog
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Keith Hackney at IMDb
- Official website
- Professional MMA record for Keith Hackney from SherdogLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1958 births
- American male karateka
- American male taekwondo practitioners
- American tang soo do practitioners
- American male mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing American Kenpo
- Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Tang Soo Do
- People from Roselle, Illinois
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportsmen