Collector profile “Mighty Mouse”

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

12Key cards

UFC debutFebruary 5, 2011 · UFC 126
DivisionsBantamweight · Flyweight
StatusRetired · ONE (as of Sept 2026)
FromMadisonville, Kentucky, U.S.

2011 Finest UFC #33 Demetrious Johnson — back

2011 Finest UFC #33 Demetrious Johnson — front

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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Rookie card guide Card record

Key Johnson cards

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

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

2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #201 Rookie

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #23

2025 Panini Combat Anthology #98

Card history

Johnson's first card isn't his rookie. TCDB lists a 2010 Topps UFC Knockout Fighter Gear relic, #FG-DJ /188, dated a year before his RC. His RC-flagged card is 2011 Finest UFC #33 (released August 31, 2011), which comes with Refractor, X-Fractor, Gold /88, Octa-Fractor /8 and Red 1/1 parallels. His first certified autograph, Certified Signatures #CS-DJ, followed in 2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth.

2012 is the densest year for Johnson autographs. Knockout (April 2012) has FA-DJ, Finest (August 2012) pairs him with Dana White on a /25 Thoughts From the Boss dual autograph, and Bloodlines (December 2012) adds A-DJ with Red /8 and Platinum 1/1 parallels. 2013 Finest follows with a Finest Moments card (#FM-1) and its /25 autographed version.

Topps held the UFC licence from 2009 until Panini took over in 2021, so Johnson's UFC-branded cards are nearly all Topps, including 2017 Topps Chrome UFC #23. TCDB counts more than 850 Johnson cards and notes his 2026 UFC Hall of Fame induction. His most recent card in the archive is 2025 Panini Combat Anthology #98.

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Autographs

5 certified autographs in the archive.

CS-DJ 2011

Demetrious Johnson

2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth

Photograph to come

2011Topps UFC Moment of Truth #CS-DJ Auto

2012 Topps UFC Knockout #FA-DJ — Demetrious Johnson — front

2012Topps UFC Knockout #FA-DJ Auto

2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #A-DJ — Demetrious Johnson — front

2012Topps UFC Bloodlines #A-DJ Auto

TFDB-JOW 2012

Demetrious Johnson / Dana White

2012 Finest UFC

Photograph to come

2012Finest UFC #TFDB-JOW Auto/25

2013Finest UFC #FMA-DJ Auto/25

Numbered & parallels

Serial-numbered cards and parallels with their own record.

FG-DJ 2010

Demetrious Johnson

2010 Topps UFC Knockout

Photograph to come

2010Topps UFC Knockout #FG-DJ Relic/188

2011 Finest UFC #33 Gold Refractor /88 — Demetrious Johnson — front

2011Finest UFC #33 Gold Refractor Rookie/88

2011 Finest UFC #33 Octafractor /8 — Demetrious Johnson — front

2011Finest UFC #33 Octafractor Rookie/8

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.

Rookie parallels

Base

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Unnumbered

Red Refractor

1/1

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Printing Plates

1/1

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Octafractor

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Gold Refractor

/88

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+2 more

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down to /888 · 1 unnumbered

Sets

Where Johnson's key cards come from.

20102010 Topps UFC Knockout1 key card
20112011 Finest UFC3 key cards
20112011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth2 key cards
20122012 Topps UFC Knockout1 key card
20122012 Topps UFC Bloodlines1 key card
20122012 Finest UFC1 key card
20132013 Finest UFC1 key card
20172017 Topps Chrome UFC1 key card
20252025 Panini Combat Anthology1 key card

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.