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Rookie card
2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #31 Rashad Evans / Brad Imes — front
#31
Catalogue No. 790 · Card record

Rashad Evans /
Brad Imes

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 · card #31

Rookie cardKey card
  • FighterRashad Evans with Brad Imes
  • Year2009
  • ManufacturerTopps
  • Set2009 Topps UFC Round 1
  • Card number#31
  • TypeBase card · multi-fighter
  • AutographNo
  • Serial numberedNo
  • Rookie statusFirst card in a UFC-licensed product; sold as (RC) in the eBay and COMC catalogues, RC-flagged on the Trading Card Database. SportsCardsPro's data field says 'not a rookie card'.
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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Why this card matters

Round 1's whole premise was UFC debuts, so Evans's rookie is a two-man card with Brad Imes from the TUF 2 Finale — the night he won the season-two heavyweight tournament. He was the reigning light heavyweight champion when the set shipped in early 2009, and this is still the card the market means by 'Rashad Evans rookie'.

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Identification

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  • Two fighters on one front; card number 31 on the back.
  • Back references The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale, 5 November 2005.
  • Listings file it under either name — search 'Imes' as well as 'Evans'.
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Disputed

Sources disagree

Rookie status only — see the rookie block. The number, set and subjects agree across three sources.

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Parallels

Base
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This card
Red
1/1
Probable
Silver
/288
High confidence
Black
/888
Probable
Gold
unnumbered
Probable
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Population & market

Population figures will be taken directly from the grading companies and dated when they are. None are shown yet.

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Jeff Allender's House of Checklists (nslists.com) — 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 checklist
SportsCardsPro — Brad Imes, Rashad Evans #31 — 2009 Topps UFC Round 1

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Available copies

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More Rashad Evans

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