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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #78 Francis Ngannou — front
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Catalogue No. 252 · Card record

Francis Ngannou

2017 Topps Chrome UFC · card #78

Rookie cardKey card
  • FighterFrancis Ngannou
  • Year2017
  • ManufacturerTopps
  • Set2017 Topps Chrome UFC
  • Card number#78
  • TypeBase card
  • AutographNo
  • Serial numberedNo
  • Rookie statusFlagged RC by TCDB and Collectibles.com. It is his earliest card (TCDB release date September 20, 2017).
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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Why this card matters

His first trading card, in the first Topps Chrome UFC set (released September 20, 2017 per TCDB). It came out less than two years after his December 2015 UFC debut. TCDB lists refractors from Green /99 down to SuperFractor 1/1.

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Identification

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  • Card #78 of 100
  • Nameplate 'FRANCIS NGANNOU / HEAVYWEIGHT'
  • Base is non-refractor chrome. Refractor and X-Fractor are unnumbered, so compare the finish
Often confused with
Unnumbered Refractor or X-Fractor sold as baseBoth are unnumbered parallels. The base card has no rainbow sheen.
2017 Museum Collection #13 is his first cardMuseum #13 is also RC-flagged, but TCDB dates its release to February 28, 2018, five months after Chrome.
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Parallels

Base
—
This card
SuperFractor
1/1
High confidence
Printing Plates
1/1
High confidence
Red Refractor
/5
High confidence
Black Refractor
/10
High confidence
+7 more
…
down to /99 · 3 unnumbered
Parallels with their own record
2017 Topps Chrome UFC #78 Gold Refractor /50 — Francis Ngannou — front
Gold Refractor /50
Orange Refractor /25
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Population & market

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Trading Card Database — 2017 Topps Chrome UFC #78 Francis Ngannou
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05

Available copies

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06

Further reading

Sets

Topps Chrome UFC: 2017–2019 and the 2024 Return

Three chromium sets, then Panini took the UFC licence, then Topps came back. The run year by year, with the rookies and autographs worth knowing.

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Topps Chrome UFC: 2017–2019 and the 2024 Return
Rookie cards

Francis Ngannou rookie card guide

The long version, with every card people confuse it with.
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More Francis Ngannou

2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC #13 Francis Ngannou — front
2017Topps Museum Collection UFC #13Rookie
2017Topps Museum Collection UFC #MA-FNAuto
2018 Topps Chrome UFC #32 Francis Ngannou — front
2018Topps Chrome UFC #32
2021 Panini Prizm UFC #52 Francis Ngannou — front
2021Panini Prizm UFC #52
2021 Panini Select UFC #120 Francis Ngannou — front
2021Panini Select UFC #120
2025 Panini Contenders PFL #7 Francis Ngannou — front
2025Panini Contenders PFL #7
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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #78 — Francis Ngannou.