Why this card matters
This is the Khabib rookie, and every source FightCardboard checked agrees on it. It is his only 2012 issue, released December 7, 2012, eleven months after his UFC debut, and the only Khabib card TCDB flags RC.
Identification
- Card number 12 printed on the back
- 2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines base design (150-card base set)
- Unnumbered base. Serial-numbered versions are parallels (see below)
- eBay listing describes the front photo as two fighters mid-punch
| 2013 Finest UFC #22 is the rookie. | Second-year card, released September 11, 2013 (TCDB). Sports Card Specialist positions it as the entry-level alternative to the rookie. It has no RC flag. |
| 2014 Topps UFC Knockout Autographs #KA-KN is the rookie. | His first certified autograph, not his first card. |
| 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #181 is the rookie. | His first Panini Prizm base card, issued after he retired. Collectibles.com marks it "Rookie Card: No", TCDB's 2021 Prizm rookie list leaves him out, and Sports Card Specialist lists Panini cards as non-rookie. Some eBay titles call it a 'Debut Edition', but no source FightCardboard checked calls it an RC. |
Parallels
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 — 2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #12 Khabib Nurmagomedov
Cardboard Connection — 2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines Checklist, Set Info
Available copies
None in the vault right now.
Further reading
Khabib's 2012 Bloodlines Rookie and Every Parallel
The rookie question has one answer. The parallel ladder above it has five rungs, one naming muddle and a version no checklist explains.
Khabib Nurmagomedov rookie card guide
The long version, with every card people confuse it with.
More Khabib Nurmagomedov
Sources & research Verified×1
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2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #12 — Khabib Nurmagomedov.