The rookie
2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92
His only RC-flagged card on TCDB and, per TCDB, his first card of any kind, issued more than four years after his UFC debut. The numbered refractors run from Green /99 down to the SuperFractor 1/1.
TCDB, Goldin and eBay graded listings all point to 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92, and no source in the file calls any other card his RC. The mix-ups: some collectors and listings call his first Panini flagship cards (2022 Prizm #125, Select #29, Chronicles #102) his 'Panini rookie', but none carries an RC flag on TCDB or PSA; the 2021 Panini Instant #26 and 2021 Immaculate #25 are his earliest Panini cards, not rookies; and one collecting guide (cardcenteringtool.com) calls the rookie '2019 Topps UFC Chrome #125', mixing up the Chrome number (#92) with his 2022 Prizm number.
Key Makhachev cards
14 cards chosen for significance, not completeness; autographs and numbered cards follow below.
Card history
Makhachev's first card is 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92, and TCDB lists nothing earlier. It is the only card TCDB flags as his rookie, and it has a full refractor rainbow from Green /99 to a SuperFractor 1/1. 2020 Topps UFC #26 and 2020 Topps UFC Knockout #84 followed in the last year of Topps' first UFC license.
Topps' 2009–2020 license gave way to Panini, whose exclusive began with 2021 Panini Prizm UFC on April 28, 2021. Makhachev is not in that first Prizm set. His Panini run starts with 2021 Instant and Immaculate, then the 2022 flagship sets where his first certified autographs appear.
Topps came back after Fanatics Collectibles' January 31, 2024 deal. 2024 Topps Chrome UFC gave him the Marks of Champions autograph, and 2024 Topps Knockout UFC (October 4, 2024) paired him with Charles Oliveira (Dual Autographs /25) and with Khabib and Umar Nurmagomedov (Triple Autographs /10).
Autographs
6 certified autographs in the archive.
Numbered & parallels
Serial-numbered cards and parallels with their own record.
Card eras
His only 2019 card is Topps Chrome UFC #92 (released September 11, 2019). It has a full refractor rainbow: Green /99, Blue Wave /75, Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /10, Red /5 and SuperFractor 1/1.
2020 Topps UFC #26 and 2020 Topps UFC Knockout #84, with numbered parallels. These were his last cards before Topps lost the UFC license.
He is not in 2021 Prizm UFC or 2021 Chronicles UFC. His 2021 Panini cards are a print-to-order Panini Instant UFC #26 (print run 315, not serial-numbered) and a 2021 Immaculate base #25 (/65).
His first Prizm (#125, March 2022), Donruss (#1), Select (#29), Chronicles and Optic cards. Donruss Signature Series SS-IMK is the earliest certified Makhachev autograph FightCardboard has found (TCDB lists none before 2022). Immaculate added a dual autograph with Khabib.
He won the lightweight title at UFC 280 (October 2022) and the welterweight title at UFC 322 (November 2025).
Rookie parallels
Sets
Where Makhachev's key cards come from.
- 20192019 Topps Chrome UFC2 key cards
- 20202020 Topps UFC1 key card
- 20202020 Topps UFC Knockout1 key card
- 20212021 Panini Instant UFC1 key card
- 20212021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC1 key card
- 20222022 Panini Prizm UFC1 key card
- 20222022 Panini Select UFC1 key card
- 20222022 Donruss UFC1 key card
- 20222022 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC1 key card
- 20242024 Topps Chrome UFC1 key card
- 20242024 Topps UFC Knockout2 key cards
- 20242024 Topps Royalty UFC1 key card
Buying & wanted
- 012019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 Gold Refractor /50 (graded)
- 022019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 base RC in PSA 10
- 032022 Panini Immaculate Dual Autographs Islam Makhachev / Khabib Nurmagomedov (DA-KNI)
- 042022 Donruss UFC Signature Series #SS-IMK (low-numbered parallels)
Nothing from the archive is currently available.
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Research
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Islam Makhachev's rookie card: 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 — Islam Makhachev.
TCDB lists no Makhachev card before 2019, and 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 is the only card on his TCDB profile flagged RC. A Goldin lot (Gold Refractor /50, PSA 10) and eBay listings (SGC-graded, 'Features: Rookie') both sell #92 as his rookie. TCDB's rookie lists for 2021 and 2022 Panini Prizm UFC do not include him, and PSA's Makhachev Prizm #125 rainbow registry shows no RC designation. COMMON MIX-UPS (not a source dispute): some collectors call his first Panini Prizm (2022 #125) a 'Panini rookie', but his first Panini flagship cards (Prizm #125, Select #29, Chronicles #102) carry no RC flag on TCDB or PSA, and no source FightCardboard found calls a Panini card his RC. One collecting guide (cardcenteringtool.com) calls the rookie '2019 Topps UFC Chrome #125'; it is #92, and #125 is his 2022 Prizm number.
- Goldin2019 Topps Chrome UFC Gold Refractor #92 Islam Makhachev Rookie Card (#23/50) PSA 10, accessed September 21, 2026
- eBay2019 Topps Chrome UFC Islam Makhachev #92 RC (SGC 9.5), accessed September 21, 2026
- 2019 Topps Chrome UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Centering Tool blogIslam Makhachev Trading Cards: Ultimate Guide, accessed September 21, 2026
Rookie card: TCDB, Goldin and eBay graded listings support 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92. Some collectors call his 2022 Panini Prizm #125, Select #29 or Chronicles #102 his 'Panini rookie', but TCDB and PSA show no RC flag on any of them.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
Rookie card number mislabel: cardcenteringtool.com calls the rookie '2019 Topps UFC Chrome #125'. TCDB, Goldin and eBay say #92 (#125 is his 2022 Prizm number).
Rookie card number: cardcenteringtool.com calls the rookie '2019 Topps UFC Chrome #125'. TCDB, Goldin and eBay say #92 (#125 is his 2022 Prizm number).
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
Earliest Panini card: 2021 Panini Instant UFC #26 (print run 315) versus 2021 Immaculate #25 (/65, released December 31, 2021). The Instant card's event date is unverified.
No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.
Card numbers for the Signature Series and Dual Autograph cards: TCDB uses codes (SS-IMK, DA-KNI), while Cardboard Connection and Cardsmiths use checklist positions (#2, #17).
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
2022 Immaculate Dual Autograph print run is unknown.
No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.
Makhachev's first card is 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92, and TCDB lists nothing earlier. It is the only card TCDB flags as his rookie, and it has a full refractor rainbow from Green /99 to a SuperFractor 1/1. 2020 Topps UFC #26 and 2020 Topps UFC Knockout #84 followed in the last year of Topps' first UFC license.
- Trading Card DatabaseIslam Makhachev 2019 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseIslam Makhachev 2020 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
Topps' 2009–2020 license gave way to Panini, whose exclusive began with 2021 Panini Prizm UFC on April 28, 2021. Makhachev is not in that first Prizm set. His Panini run starts with 2021 Instant and Immaculate, then the 2022 flagship sets where his first certified autographs appear.
Topps came back after Fanatics Collectibles' January 31, 2024 deal. 2024 Topps Chrome UFC gave him the Marks of Champions autograph, and 2024 Topps Knockout UFC (October 4, 2024) paired him with Charles Oliveira (Dual Autographs /25) and with Khabib and Umar Nurmagomedov (Triple Autographs /10).
2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 — Islam Makhachev.
- 2019 Topps Chrome UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Goldin2019 Topps Chrome UFC Gold Refractor #92 Islam Makhachev Rookie Card (#23/50) PSA 10, accessed September 21, 2026
- eBay2019 Topps Chrome UFC Islam Makhachev #92 RC (SGC 9.5), accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Centering Tool blogIslam Makhachev Trading Cards: Ultimate Guide, accessed September 21, 2026
2020 Topps UFC #26 — Islam Makhachev.
2021 Panini Instant UFC #26 — Islam Makhachev.
2021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #25 — Islam Makhachev.
2022 Panini Prizm UFC #125 — Islam Makhachev.
- Trading Card Database2022 Panini Prizm UFC #125 Islam Makhachev, accessed September 21, 2026
- 2022 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- PSA Set Registry2022 Panini Prizm UFC Islam Makhachev Rainbow, accessed September 21, 2026
- eBay2022 Panini Prizm UFC Islam Makhachev Red Prizm 19/299, accessed September 21, 2026
2022 Panini Select UFC #29 — Islam Makhachev.
2022 Donruss UFC #SS-IMK — Islam Makhachev.
2022 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #DA-KNI — Islam Makhachev / Khabib Nurmagomedov.
2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 Gold parallel — Islam Makhachev.
- Trading Card Database2019 Topps Chrome UFC - Gold #92 Islam Makhachev, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseIslam Makhachev 2019 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
2020 Topps UFC Knockout #84 — Islam Makhachev.
- Trading Card Database2020 Topps UFC Knockout #84 Islam Makhachev, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseIslam Makhachev 2020 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProIslam Makhachev #84 - 2020 Topps UFC Knockout, accessed September 21, 2026
2024 Topps Chrome UFC #MOC-IMA — Islam Makhachev.
- Trading Card Database2024 Topps Chrome UFC - Marks of Champions Autographs #MOC-IMA, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProIslam Makhachev #MOC-IMA [2024 Topps Chrome UFC Marks of Champions Autograph], accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseIslam Makhachev 2024 autographs, accessed September 21, 2026
2024 Topps UFC Knockout #DUA-MO — Islam Makhachev / Charles Oliveira.
2024 Topps UFC Knockout #TRA-KUI — Islam Makhachev / Khabib Nurmagomedov / Umar Nurmagomedov.
2024 Topps Royalty UFC #RD-IM — Islam Makhachev.