The rookie
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101
Jones's only 2009 base card and his recognised rookie. A bout card from the back half of the Round 2 checklist, picturing his UFC debut against André Gusmão at UFC 87 on 9 August 2008. Both fighters are named on the card, which is a common source of listing errors on it.
Some sites and sellers file the rookie under '2009 Topps UFC Round 1' — it is Round 2 #101, and Round 1 has no Jones card. The same-product #FA-JJ autograph is regularly sold as an 'RC auto'; it carries no RC flag. Card Review Club calls that autograph '2009 Topps UFC Knockout' (Knockout did not exist until 2010), and Topps Ripped misnumbers it '#FF-JJ'.
Key Jones cards
12 cards chosen for significance, not completeness.
Card eras
Round 2 #101 (with Gusmao) plus the FA-JJ autograph, the Red Ink /25 and the Ultimate Gear UG-JJ relic /199. All of them were made before he was a contender.
Main Event #16 (February 2010) is his first solo Topps base card, followed by flagship Topps UFC #49 with its 'Bones' nickname variation, early relics and autographs, and Leaf's unlicensed National Pride autograph /60.
Topps UFC Finest arrives as he wins the belt. The Atomic Refractor FAR-8, the Evans Feuds dual autograph /25 and the Moment of Truth dual autographed mat relic with Anderson Silva (single-sourced, not verified), together with Knockout's autographed relics, are the high points of the Topps era.
Panini's licensed Prizm UFC (2021–2023) gives Jones a full rainbow of parallels on base #101 plus SSP Color Blast inserts. Select UFC adds more colour.
Topps took back the UFC license with 2024 Topps Chrome UFC (#97), and later Topps Finest UFC products added new Jones autographs (for example the 2025 Finest Autograph TFA-JJ).
Rookie parallels
Buying & wanted
- 012009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 Ruby /8 or Diamond 1/1 (rookie bout card with Gusmao)
- 022009 Topps UFC Round 2 Autographs #FA-JJ Red Ink /25
- 032011 Finest UFC Finest Feuds Dual Autographs #FF-EJ with Rashad Evans /25
- 042021 Panini Prizm UFC #101 Gold /10 or Black 1/1, or the Color Blast #11 SSP
DemoTest records, not real stock.
Research
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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.
Jon Jones's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 — Jon Jones / Andre Gusmao.
TCDB flags 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 (Jon Jones / Andre Gusmao) as his only RC, and Cardboard Connection, Topps Ripped, Card Review Club, Sports Card Investor and Card Ladder all treat it as his rookie card. It was issued in 2009 and pictures his UFC debut (UFC 87, August 2008). No source disputes which card is the rookie; the problems are mislabels. Some sites and sellers file it under '2009 Topps UFC Round 1' (wrong — it is Round 2 #101), and Card Review Club mislabels the rookie-year autograph as '2009 Topps UFC Knockout'.
- Card Ladder2009 Topps UFC Round 2 Jon Jones vs Andre Gusmao Base #101 PSA 9, accessed September 20, 2026 Third independent confirmation of the card identity. Price data not reproduced here.
- Sports Card InvestorJon Jones 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 Base, accessed September 20, 2026 Independent confirmation of set, year and card number for the Jones rookie.
- SportsCardsProJon Jones, Andre Gusmao #101 — 2009 Topps UFC Round 2, accessed September 20, 2026 Card identity and parallel names (Gold, Ruby) corroborated. Their price data is licensed for internal use only and is NOT republished on this site — link out only.
- Trading Card Database2009 Topps UFC Round 2 — MMA Checklist, accessed September 20, 2026 Volunteer-maintained. Complete base checklist with card numbers and RC flags. Crawl-permitted per tcdb.com/robots.txt.
- MMA DecisionsJon Jones def. André Gusmão — UFC 87, accessed September 20, 2026 Bout record underlying the card's subject matter.
2009 Round 2 #101 parallels: Cardboard Connection, Card Review Club and eBay sellers list Onyx /188. TCDB calls the /188 parallel 'Silver' and adds a 'Bronze /88' that no other source confirms for 2009. This is the source of the Onyx /188 vs /88 confusion.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
Some sellers and sites put the Jones rookie in '2009 Topps UFC Round 1'; it is Round 2 #101.
No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.
Topps Ripped gives the 2009 autograph as '#FF-JJ'; the correct number is FA-JJ. Card Review Club calls the product '2009 Topps UFC Knockout', which did not exist.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
2009 FA-JJ and 2010 FA-JJ share the same card code in different years, so check the year before buying.
No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.
2010 Topps UFC #49b 'Bones' nickname variation: TCDB marks it SP; Cardboard Connection lists the variation but not SP status.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
2010 Topps UFC FA-JJ autograph: Cardboard Connection's Jones article says 'four numbered parallels', but its own set review and TCDB list three (Onyx /88, Ruby or Red /8, Diamond 1/1).
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
2011 Finest Atomic Refractor FAR-8: Goldin titles it a 'rookie card' (it is not). TCDB lists an Octafractor parallel /88.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
2011 Finest Feuds FF-EJ: TCDB records no serial number; /25 comes from NSLists, Cardboard Connection, Topps Ripped and eBay. TCDB counts 10 matchups, NSLists 8.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
2012 Knockout AFG-JJ: the /150 base print run comes from one source (Cardboard Connection's Jones article); TCDB shows no serial number.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
2021 Prizm UFC Champion Signatures: TCDB numbers the Jones card CS-JJN, Cardboard Connection lists it as #5. Neither could be confirmed from a third source, so it was left out of the card list.
Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.
Jon Jones's rookie card is 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 (Jon Jones / Andre Gusmao) — his only 2009 base card.
The card's own back confirms the number (101), the bout (UFC 87, 08.09.08) and the 2009 Topps copyright. Four independent references agree on the set.
- FightCardboardFront and back images of 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101, accessed September 20, 2026 The card itself. The back prints card number 101, the UFC 87: Seek and Destroy 08.09.08 bout, both fighters' records and a © 2009 Topps copyright line. The front carries a UFC Debut stamp. Images, not a hands-on inspection — card stock, surface and parallel treatment have not been physically examined.
- Trading Card Database2009 Topps UFC Round 2 — MMA Checklist, accessed September 20, 2026 Volunteer-maintained. Complete base checklist with card numbers and RC flags. Crawl-permitted per tcdb.com/robots.txt.
- Sports Card InvestorJon Jones 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 Base, accessed September 20, 2026 Independent confirmation of set, year and card number for the Jones rookie.
- Card Ladder2009 Topps UFC Round 2 Jon Jones vs Andre Gusmao Base #101 PSA 9, accessed September 20, 2026 Third independent confirmation of the card identity. Price data not reproduced here.
- SportsCardsProJon Jones, Andre Gusmao #101 — 2009 Topps UFC Round 2, accessed September 20, 2026 Card identity and parallel names (Gold, Ruby) corroborated. Their price data is licensed for internal use only and is NOT republished on this site — link out only.
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FA-JJ — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2009 Topps UFC Round 2 - Autographs #FA-JJ Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2009 Topps UFC Round 2 - Autographs Red Ink #FAJJ Jon Jones (SN25), accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- Card Review ClubThe Best Jon Jones Cards: Guide, RCs, & Advice, accessed September 21, 2026
- Sports Card InvestorJon Jones 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FA-JJ Autographs, accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Ladder2009 Topps UFC Round 2 Jon Jones Autographs #FA-JJ PSA 10, accessed September 21, 2026
2010 Topps UFC Main Event #16 — Jon Jones.
2010 Topps UFC Main Event #CR-JJ — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2010 Topps UFC Main Event - Cage Relics #CR-JJ Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- eBay2010 Topps UFC Main Event - Cage Relics Jon Jones #CR-JJ (MEM), accessed September 21, 2026
2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #49 — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2010 Topps UFC #49a Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2010 Topps UFC #49b Bones (SP), accessed September 21, 2026
- 2010 Topps UFC (Series 4), accessed September 21, 2026
2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-JJ — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2010 Topps UFC - Autograph #FA-JJ Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2010 Topps UFC - Autograph Onyx #FA-JJ (SN88), accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2010 Topps UFC - Autograph Ruby #FA-JJ (SN8), accessed September 21, 2026
- 2010 Topps UFC (Series 4), accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- SportsCardsProJon Jones #FA-JJ — 2010 Topps UFC Autographs, accessed September 21, 2026
2010 Leaf MMA #NP-JJ1 — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2010 Leaf MMA - National Pride Autographs Red #NP-JJ1 (AU, SN60), accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2010 Leaf MMA - National Pride Autographs Purple #NP-JJ1 (SN10), accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- eBay2010 Leaf MMA National Pride JON "BONES" JONES AUTO 23/60 SGC 9.5, accessed September 21, 2026
2011 Finest UFC #FAR-8 — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors #FAR-8 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2011 Finest UFC - Atomic Refractors Octafractors #FAR-8 (SN88), accessed September 21, 2026
- 2011 Finest UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- SportsCardsProJon Jones #FAR-8 — 2011 Finest UFC Atomic Refractor, accessed September 21, 2026
- Goldin2011 Topps Finest UFC Atomic Refractor #FAR-8 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
2011 Finest UFC #FF-EJ — Jon Jones / Rashad Evans.
- Trading Card Database2011 Finest UFC - Finest Feuds Dual Autographs #FF-EJ Rashad Evans / Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- 2011 Finest UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
- Topps RippedJon Jones' Cards To Collect, accessed September 21, 2026
- eBay2011 Topps UFC Finest - Jon Jones Rashad Evans /25 - Finest Feuds Dual Autographs, accessed September 21, 2026
2012 Topps UFC Knockout #AFG-JJ — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2012 Topps UFC Knockout - Fighter Relics Autographs #AFG-JJ Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- 2012 Topps UFC Knockout, accessed September 21, 2026
- Cardboard Connection10 Count: Top Jon 'Bones' Jones Cards, accessed September 20, 2026 Useful survey of key Jones cards, but it credits the #101 rookie to '2009 Topps UFC' without the Round, and some serial numbering here is single-sourced. Used as a lead, not as proof.
2021 Panini Prizm UFC #101 — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2021 Panini Prizm UFC #101 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- 2021 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Review ClubThe Best Jon Jones Cards: Guide, RCs, & Advice, accessed September 21, 2026
- Sports Card InvestorJon Jones 2021 Prizm UFC #101 Gold /10, accessed September 21, 2026
2021 Panini Prizm UFC #11 — Jon Jones.
- Trading Card Database2021 Panini Prizm UFC - Color Blast #11 Jon Jones, accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Review ClubThe Best Jon Jones Cards: Guide, RCs, & Advice, accessed September 21, 2026
- Sports Card InvestorJon Jones 2021 Prizm UFC Color Blast, accessed September 21, 2026