Why this card matters
His first card in a UFC-licensed product: a Round 1 'UFC Debut' card of his UFC 13 win over Tony Halme on 30 May 1997. TCDB's RC flag on this dual card is attached to the card as a whole; its card page ties the RC to Halme, and Couture already had cards from 1998 and 2006.
Identification
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- #4, horizontal, red nameplate 'RANDY COUTURE vs TONY HALME'
- Silver 'UFC DEBUT 5.30.97 UFC 13' logo
- Base unnumbered; Silver /288, Gold, Red 1/1 parallels
| Sold as the 'Randy Couture rookie card'. | He has earlier cards (1998 Heroes of Wrestling, 2006 Allen & Ginter #310); this is his first UFC-licensed card. |
Parallels
Population & market
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Trading Card Database — 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #4 Randy Couture / Tony Halme
Trading Card Database — 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 checklist
Available copies
None in the vault right now.
Further reading
Randy Couture Has No Official Rookie Card. Here Are the Candidates.
Allen & Ginter in 2006, a wrestling card in 1998, or Topps UFC in 2009 — three answers, and what each one rests on.
Why 2009 Topps UFC Matters
Two products, released seven months apart, that hold the first UFC-licensed cards of almost every name from the sport's first era.
Randy Couture rookie card guide
The long version, with every card people confuse it with.
More Randy Couture
Sources & research Verified×1
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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #4 — Randy Couture / Tony Halme.
- Trading Card Database2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #4 Randy Couture / Tony Halme, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2009 Topps UFC Round 1 — MMA Checklist, accessed September 20, 2026 Used to establish the negative: Round 1 is a 100-card set and contains no Jon Jones card.
- SportsCardsProRandy Couture, Tony Halme #4 | 2009 Topps UFC Round 1, accessed September 21, 2026