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Demetrious Johnson

Johnson's cardboard starts before his UFC debut, with a 2010 Topps Knockout Fighter Gear relic /188 made while he was in the WEC. His RCs are 2011 Finest #33 and 2011 Moment of Truth #201, with a Moment of Truth Certified Signatures as his first auto. He left the UFC in 2018, so there are no Panini UFC cards of him. His later cards come from Leaf and 2025 Panini Combat Anthology.

2011Rookie year
#33Rookie card
6Key cards
  • UFC debutFebruary 5, 2011 · UFC 126
  • DivisionsBantamweight · Flyweight
  • FromMadisonville, Kentucky, U.S.
Rookie card#33
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The rookie

#33
Rookie card

2011 Finest UFC #33

His rookie in Topps' chrome UFC product, released the year of his UFC debut (UFC 126, Feb 5, 2011). It carries the set's full refractor ladder, from Refractor /888 down to Red 1/1.

Commonly misidentified

The 2010 Knockout relic sometimes gets called his rookie because it's his first card, but it isn't RC-designated. SportsCardsPro's 'Is Rookie Card: No' field on Finest #33 and Moment of Truth #201 doesn't match TCDB's RC flags.

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Key Johnson cards

6 cards chosen for significance, not completeness.

2010 Topps UFC Knockout #FG-DJ Relic/188
2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #201 Demetrious Johnson — front
2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #201 Rookie
2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #CS-DJ Auto
2017 Topps Chrome UFC #23
2025 Panini Combat Anthology #98 Demetrious Johnson — front
2025 Panini Combat Anthology #98
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Card eras

2010–2011
WEC relic to UFC rookie

A lone 2010 Knockout Fighter Gear relic /188, then RC-flagged 2011 Finest #33 and Moment of Truth #201 plus his first auto, Certified Signatures CS-DJ.

2012–2018
Flyweight champion run

Base cards and autos in Bloodlines, Finest (including a dual auto with Dana White), Knockout, 2016 Top of the Class and 2017 Topps Chrome #23. TCDB lists 2018 Topps Chrome Tier 1 autographs /5.

2024–2025
After the UFC

Leaf Metal and Electrum cards, a Keepsake cut auto, and 2025 Panini Combat Anthology #98 with Signatures and Combat Immortals versions.

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Rookie parallels

Base
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Unnumbered
Refractor
/888
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X-Fractor
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Probable
Gold Refractor
/88
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Octafractor
/8
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Red Refractor
1/1
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Buying & wanted

Wanted by FightCardboard
  • 012011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth Certified Signatures #CS-DJ (first autograph)
  • 022011 Finest UFC #33 RC in Gold Refractor /88 or Octafractor /8
  • 032010 Topps UFC Knockout Fighter Gear Relic #FG-DJ /188 (earliest card)

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Demetrious Johnson's rookie card: 2011 Finest UFC #33 — Demetrious Johnson.

TCDB flags two 2011 Johnson cards RC: Finest #33 and Moment of Truth #201. MMA Rookies calls Finest #33 his 'True Rookie Card' and lists Moment of Truth #201 as an 'other rookie'. Moment of Truth didn't release until November 30, 2011 (Cardboard Connection). His only earlier card, 2010 Knockout FG-DJ, is an un-flagged relic.

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2011 Finest UFC #33 — Demetrious Johnson.

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2010 Topps UFC Knockout #FG-DJ — Demetrious Johnson.

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2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #201 — Demetrious Johnson.

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2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #CS-DJ — Demetrious Johnson.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #23 — Demetrious Johnson.

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2025 Panini Combat Anthology #98 — Demetrious Johnson.