Why this card matters
The classic Finest Atomic Refractor design on an Octagon-shaped die-cut, issued in the year Jones won the title. It is arguably the most visually distinctive early Jones card. The 25-card insert also includes GSP and Anderson Silva.
Identification
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- Card number FAR-8 of the 25-card Atomic Refractors insert
- Octagon-shaped die-cut with a speckled atomic-refractor background
- TCDB lists an Octafractor parallel numbered /88; Veriswap references a Gold version
| It is a Jon Jones rookie card. | It is not. Some auction listings (e.g. Goldin) title it a 'rookie card', but it is a 2011 insert; his rookie is 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101. |
Disputed
TCDB numbers the FAR-8 Octafractor parallel /88. NSLists gives the Octafractor parallel as /8 (for the base set), so check the serial on the card itself.
Parallels
Population & market
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Trading Card Database — 2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors #FAR-8 Jon Jones
Trading Card Database — 2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors Octafractors #FAR-8 (SN88)
Available copies
None in the vault right now.
Further reading
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.
The Jon Jones Rookie Is In Round 2. Here's Why So Many Listings Say Round 1.
One card, one number, and a mistake that has been copied between card sites for over a decade.
Jon Jones rookie card guide
The long version, with every card people confuse it with.
More Jon Jones
Sources & research Verified×1Uncertain×1
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2011 Finest UFC #FAR-8 — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors #FAR-8 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors Octafractors #FAR-8 (SN88), accessed September 21, 2026
- 2011 Finest UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- SportsCardsProJon Jones #FAR-8 — 2011 Finest UFC Atomic Refractor, accessed September 21, 2026
- Goldin2011 Topps Finest UFC Atomic Refractor #FAR-8 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
Disputed detail on 2011 Finest UFC #FAR-8.
The /88 Octafractor numbering is from TCDB. NSLists gives the base-card Octafractor parallel as /8, so check the serial on the card itself.
- Trading Card Database2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors #FAR-8 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors Octafractors #FAR-8 (SN88), accessed September 21, 2026
- 2011 Finest UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- SportsCardsProJon Jones #FAR-8 — 2011 Finest UFC Atomic Refractor, accessed September 21, 2026
- Goldin2011 Topps Finest UFC Atomic Refractor #FAR-8 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026