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2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #78a Tito Ortiz — front
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Catalogue No. 315 · Card record

Tito Ortiz

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) · card #78a

Key card
  • FighterTito Ortiz
  • Year2010
  • ManufacturerTopps
  • Set2010 Topps UFC (Series 4)
  • Card number#78a
  • TypeBase card
  • AutographNo
  • Serial numberedNo
  • Rookie statusNot RC-flagged; first solo UFC-licensed card.
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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Why this card matters

His first solo card in a UFC-licensed set, released 24 September 2010 (Cardboard Connection) after his return to the UFC. #78b is the short-printed nickname variation 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy', and #189 pairs him with Forrest Griffin.

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Identification

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  • #78a: name reads 'TITO ORTIZ / LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT' at the bottom right
  • #78b SP: nickname 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy'
  • #189 is the Griffin/Ortiz card
Often confused with
A forum poster puts his 2010 solo card and autograph in 'Topps Main Event'.TCDB lists them in 2010 Topps UFC (Series 4): #78a/#78b and #FA-TO.
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Disputed

Sources disagree

Parallel naming: the /88 tier is Bronze in Cardboard Connection's list and Onyx in Topps' own checklist naming, which is the name used across this product's FA- autographs and UG- relics. The archive records Onyx as the /88 tier and Silver as the /188 tier.

04

Parallels

Base
—
This card
Diamond
1/1
High confidence
Red
/8
High confidence
Bronze
/88
High confidence
Silver
/188
High confidence
+2 more
…
2 unnumbered tiers
05

Population & market

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Trading Card Database — 2010 Topps UFC checklist
Trading Card Database — Tito Ortiz cards (all), page 1

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06

Available copies

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07

Further reading

Sets

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.

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Why 2009 Topps UFC Matters
Rookie cards

Tito Ortiz rookie card guide

The long version, with every card people confuse it with.
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More Tito Ortiz

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2000SEG Crave Entertainment UFC #6
2009Upper Deck Prominent Cuts #CFS-TOAuto
2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-TO Tito Ortiz — front
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-TOAuto
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #TFB-WOAuto/25
2024 Topps Chrome UFC #186 Tito Ortiz — front
2024Topps Chrome UFC #186
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2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #78a — Tito Ortiz.