Why this card matters
This is Silva's first card, from what TCDB users describe as the first full MMA set ever released. It was distributed in Japan, and Cardboard Connection calls it 'extremely tough' to find and 'the Holy Grail' of his non-autographed cards.
Identification
- Card number printed as 003 (three digits) in the 140-card 2006 PRIDE FC set.
- Released January 11, 2006 by DSE (PRIDE's parent company).
- Solo card of Anderson Silva with Japanese-language text.
- eBay also lists it as '2006 DSE Pride FC Card Collection'.
| 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46 Anderson Silva / Chris Leben is the rookie. | Not a mislabel so much as a different rule: it is his first UFC-licensed and first Topps card, and TCDB also flags it RC, so collectors who count only UFC-licensed cards take it as the rookie. FightCardboard's working pick is PRIDE #003, which came three years earlier. |
| 2006 PRIDE FC #106 Ryo Chonan / Anderson Silva is the rookie. | It is from the same set and release, and TCDB also flags it RC, so neither card is earlier. FightCardboard follows the eBay catalogue and Collectibles.com, which list the solo #003 as (RC). |
| 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #33 is the rookie. | It is his first solo UFC-licensed base card, but it was released after Round 1, and TCDB does not flag it RC. |
Disputed
TCDB also flags 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46 RC, and collectors who count only UFC-licensed cards take #46 as the rookie instead (see the rookie guide).
Parallels
No parallels recorded for this card.
Population & market
Population. Population figures will be taken directly from the grading companies and dated when they are. None are shown yet.
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Trading Card Database — 2006 Pride FC #003 Anderson Silva
Trading Card Database — 2006 Pride FC set
Available copies
None in the vault right now.
Further reading
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2006 PRIDE FC #003 — Anderson Silva.
- Trading Card Database2006 Pride FC #003 Anderson Silva, accessed September 21, 2026
- 2006 PRIDE FC, accessed September 21, 2026
- eBay2006 DSE Pride FC Card Collection - Anderson Silva #003 (RC), accessed September 21, 2026
- Collectibles.com2006 Pride FC #003 RC Anderson Silva, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard ConnectionAnderson Silva Cards and Autographed Memorabilia Buying Guide, accessed September 21, 2026
Disputed detail on 2006 PRIDE FC #003.
TCDB also flags 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46 RC, and collectors who count only UFC-licensed cards take #46 as the rookie instead (see the rookie guide).
- Trading Card Database2006 Pride FC #003 Anderson Silva, accessed September 21, 2026
- 2006 PRIDE FC, accessed September 21, 2026
- eBay2006 DSE Pride FC Card Collection - Anderson Silva #003 (RC), accessed September 21, 2026
- Collectibles.com2006 Pride FC #003 RC Anderson Silva, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard ConnectionAnderson Silva Cards and Autographed Memorabilia Buying Guide, accessed September 21, 2026