Why this is the rookie
TCDB's card list for Diego Lopes starts in 2024 and flags 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 RC. SportsCardsPro lists it as a rookie card, and the front has a printed RC logo. The other RC-flagged base cards (2024 Topps Finest UFC #42/#142) came out later, in February 2025 per TCDB.
His first licensed trading card and his rookie. TCDB's list for Lopes starts in 2024, and #26 in 2024 Topps Chrome UFC (TCDB date March 20, 2024) is the earliest RC-flagged card.
SportsCardsPro's item details list the Royalty RA-DL auto as 'not a rookie card' even though it carries an RC logo. Pre-UFC LUX Fight League or regional material is not licensed trading cards; none are listed on TCDB.
Identifying it
- #26 in the 200-card 2024 Topps Chrome UFC base
- Front: octagon-cornered chrome frame, RC logo lower left of the photo, 'DIEGO LOPES / FEATHERWEIGHT', Topps Chrome logo bottom right
- Base is non-refractor chrome with no serial; Refractors and colour parallels exist
What gets mistaken for it
| What you'll read | What's true |
|---|---|
| 2024 Topps Finest UFC #42 is the rookie. | RC-flagged, but the set released February 14, 2025 (TCDB) |
| 2024 Topps Chrome UFC CRA-DLO is the rookie. | His rookie autograph with an RC logo, not the base rookie |
Parallels
Grading & population
Population figures will be taken directly from the grading companies and dated when they are. None are shown yet.
Sources & research Verified×2
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Diego Lopes's rookie card: 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 — Diego Lopes.
TCDB's card list for Diego Lopes starts in 2024 and flags 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 RC. SportsCardsPro lists it as a rookie card, and the front has a printed RC logo. The other RC-flagged base cards (2024 Topps Finest UFC #42/#142) came out later, in February 2025 per TCDB.
- Trading Card Database2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 Diego Lopes, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProDiego Lopes #26 2024 Topps Chrome UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseDiego Lopes card listing, accessed September 21, 2026
2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 — Diego Lopes.
- Trading Card Database2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 Diego Lopes, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProDiego Lopes #26 2024 Topps Chrome UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
Go deeper
- The card record2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26
- Diego Lopes archiveKey cards and eras
- 2024 Topps Chrome UFCSet record