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Chuck Liddell

Liddell's cardboard begins with a 2000 gum-promo card for the first UFC video game. The hobby rookie is still Topps' 2009 Round 1 #5, which shows his UFC 17 debut against Noe Hernandez. Round 2 #39 gave him his first solo UFC card later that year, but Liddell doesn't appear on TCDB's 2009 Topps autograph checklists, so early signatures come from Upper Deck, Leaf and the 2010 Topps UFC #FA-CL.

2009Rookie year
#5Rookie card
20Key cards
  • UFC debutMay 15, 1998 · UFC 17
  • DivisionsLight Heavyweight
  • StatusRetired · Golden Boy Promotions (as of Sept 2026)
  • FromSanta Barbara, California
Rookie card
2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez — front
#5
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The rookie case

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez — front
#5
Rookie card · working pick Rookie disputed

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5

Liddell's first card in a UFC-licensed Topps product (Round 1, released 23 February 2009 per TCDB). Like the rest of Round 1's fighter cards, it's a 'UFC Debut' card, showing his UFC 17 win over Noe Hernandez on 15 May 1998. TCDB flags it RC and the eBay catalogue lists it as (RC).

Where sources disagree

TCDB puts an RC flag on both Round 1 #5 and Round 2 #39. Cardboard Connection says none of his 2009 cards is an 'official' rookie.

Commonly misidentified

Sellers list Round 1 Silver /288 and Gold parallels as 'the rookie', although they are parallels of #5. Cardboard Connection's Round 2 review also names Liddell as a Round 2 autograph subject, but TCDB's Round 2 autograph checklists don't include him.

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Rookie card case Card record
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Key Liddell cards

20 cards chosen for significance, not completeness; autographs and numbered cards follow below.

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #39 Chuck Liddell — front
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #39 Rookie
2010 Leaf MMA #25 Chuck Liddell — front
2010 Leaf MMA #25
2000 SEG Crave Entertainment UFC #7
2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions #70
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FM-CL Relic
2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #47a
2021 Panini Select UFC #88
2024 Topps Chrome UFC #46
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Card history

Liddell's cardboard goes back further than the UFC licence. TCDB lists a 2000 SEG Crave Entertainment UFC card (#7) and a 2007 Rafo Fighters Borci sticker (#92). Cardboard Connection dates his first mainstream cards to 2009 and notes that none of them is an 'official' rookie card, even though TCDB flags 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5, which shows his 1998 UFC debut against Noe Hernandez.

2009 and 2010 were his busiest card years. Topps' Round 2 (September 2009) gave him #39 with Onyx /188, Ruby /8 and Diamond 1/1 parallels. According to Cardboard Connection, Upper Deck produced his first certified autograph that same year. 2010 added the Topps UFC Series 4 autograph FA-CL (Onyx /88, Red /8, Diamond 1/1) and 2010 Leaf MMA, which has no UFC licence, where he signed a quad autograph with Rich Franklin, Randy Couture and Forrest Griffin.

Topps held the UFC licence from 2009 until Panini took over in 2021, starting with Prizm that April. Liddell's Panini cards that year include the Prizm Sensational Signatures autograph (#SS-CLD) and Select #88. Fanatics returned the licence to Topps in 2024, and that year's Topps Chrome UFC includes Liddell base #46 and a Hall of Fame autograph (#HFA-CLI).

Sources for every paragraph

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Autographs

9 certified autographs in the archive.

2009Upper Deck Prominent Cuts #CFS-CL Auto
2009Upper Deck Draft Edition #AM-CL Auto/25
2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CL Chuck Liddell — front
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CL Auto
2021Panini Prizm UFC #SS-CLD Auto
2024Topps Chrome UFC #HFA-CLI Auto
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CL Onyx Auto/88
2010Leaf MMA #AU-CL2 Auto
2010Leaf MMA #CH-CL2 Auto/100
2010Leaf MMA #Q-FCGL Auto
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Numbered & parallels

Serial-numbered cards and parallels with their own record.

2009Topps UFC Round 1 #5 Silver Rookie/288
2009Topps UFC Round 2 #39 Ruby Rookie/8
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CL Onyx Auto/88
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Card eras

2000–2007
Promos and stickers

A 2000 SEG/Crave promo card (#7) given away with Big Red gum and a 2007 Rafo Fighters sticker are the only pre-Topps pieces TCDB records.

2009
Topps licence arrives

Round 1 #5 (UFC 17 debut vs Noe Hernandez) and Round 2 #39 are both RC-flagged on TCDB. Upper Deck added Goodwin Champions #70 and his first certified autographs (Prominent Cuts, Draft Edition Alma Mater /25).

2010–2011
Autograph boom

Leaf MMA issued Liddell autographs in several inserts, and 2010 Topps UFC Series 4 gave him base #47a, the 'The Iceman' SP #47b and his first Topps autograph, #FA-CL.

2021–2024
Legend in chrome

Panini used him as a legend (Prizm Sensational Signatures, Select, Immaculate, Chronicles autos). Topps Chrome UFC 2024 brought back base #46 and a Hall of Fame autograph, #HFA-CLI.

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Rookie parallels

Base
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Unnumbered
Gold
—
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Silver
/288
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Red
/1
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Sets

Where Liddell's key cards come from.

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Buying & wanted

Wanted by FightCardboard
  • 012009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez, plus the Silver /288 parallel
  • 022009 Topps UFC Round 2 #39 Diamond 1/1 or Ruby /8
  • 032010 Topps UFC Autographs #FA-CL and its Onyx /88 version
  • 042009-10 Upper Deck Draft Edition Alma Mater Autographs #AM-CL /25

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Research

Rookie Cards

Chuck Liddell's Rookie: Round 1 #5 or Round 2 #39?

TCDB flags both. Cardboard Connection says neither is official. What each card is, and why FightCardboard leads with #5.

September 21, 2026
Chuck Liddell's Rookie: Round 1 #5 or Round 2 #39?
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.

September 21, 2026
Why 2009 Topps UFC Matters
Sources & research Verified×7High confidence×13Probable×4

Every factual claim on this page, the evidence behind it, and an honest confidence level. Where sources disagree the disagreement is kept, not quietly resolved.

High confidence

Chuck Liddell's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 — Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez.

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 is his first card in a UFC-licensed product (released 23 Feb 2009 per TCDB). It shows his UFC debut, TCDB flags it RC, and the eBay catalogue sells it as (RC). It is the working pick, not an undisputed rookie. TCDB also RC-flags his first solo card, Round 2 #39. Cardboard Connection says that 'none of them are deemed official rookie cards' and names Round 1 #5, Goodwin Champions #70 and Round 2 #39 as his first-year base cards. SportsCardsPro's data field marks #5 'No'.

High confidence

Liddell's cardboard goes back further than the UFC licence. TCDB lists a 2000 SEG Crave Entertainment UFC card (#7) and a 2007 Rafo Fighters Borci sticker (#92). Cardboard Connection dates his first mainstream cards to 2009 and notes that none of them is an 'official' rookie card, even though TCDB flags 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5, which shows his 1998 UFC debut against Noe Hernandez.

High confidence

2009 and 2010 were his busiest card years. Topps' Round 2 (September 2009) gave him #39 with Onyx /188, Ruby /8 and Diamond 1/1 parallels. According to Cardboard Connection, Upper Deck produced his first certified autograph that same year. 2010 added the Topps UFC Series 4 autograph FA-CL (Onyx /88, Red /8, Diamond 1/1) and 2010 Leaf MMA, which has no UFC licence, where he signed a quad autograph with Rich Franklin, Randy Couture and Forrest Griffin.

High confidence

Topps held the UFC licence from 2009 until Panini took over in 2021, starting with Prizm that April. Liddell's Panini cards that year include the Prizm Sensational Signatures autograph (#SS-CLD) and Select #88. Fanatics returned the licence to Topps in 2024, and that year's Topps Chrome UFC includes Liddell base #46 and a Hall of Fame autograph (#HFA-CLI).

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 — Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez.

Probable

2000 SEG Crave Entertainment UFC #7 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions #70 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #39 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FM-CL — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts #CFS-CL — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Upper Deck Draft Edition #AM-CL — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2010 Leaf MMA #25 — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #47a — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CL — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #SS-CLD — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2021 Panini Select UFC #88 — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #46 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #HFA-CLI — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 Silver parallel — Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #39 Ruby parallel — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CL Onyx parallel — Chuck Liddell.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #AU-CL2 — Chuck Liddell.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #CH-CL2 — Chuck Liddell.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #Q-FCGL — Chuck Liddell / Rich Franklin / Randy Couture / Forrest Griffin.