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Khamzat Chimaev

Chimaev debuted in July 2020, just after Topps' last UFC flagship went to press, so all his rookies are Panini: 2021 Prizm #7 (April 2021) first, then Select (#57/#162/#218) and a stack of RC-flagged Chronicles subset cards. TCDB shows no Chimaev autographs in 2021, and 2022 Prizm Signatures is the earliest auto FightCardboard could document.

2021Rookie year

#7Rookie card

11Key cards

UFC debutJuly 16, 2020 · UFC on ESPN 13
DivisionsWelterweight · Middleweight
StatusActive · UFC (as of Sept 2026)
FromChechnya, Russia (Gvardeyskoye per Wikipedia; TCDB says Beno-Yurt)

Rookie card

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 Khamzat Chimaev — front

The rookie

Rookie card

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7

Chimaev's first card. 2021 Panini Prizm UFC, released April 28, 2021, was Panini's first UFC flagship, about nine months after his UFC debut. TCDB lists no Chimaev card of any kind before 2021.

Commonly misidentified

2022 Prizm #94 and 2024 Topps Chrome #114 are sometimes sold as rookies; neither is RC-designated.

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Rookie card guide Card record

Key Chimaev cards

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

2021 Panini Chronicles UFC #25 Khamzat Chimaev — front

2021 Panini Chronicles UFC #25 Rookie

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #114

2021 Panini Instant UFC #45 — Khamzat Chimaev — front

2021 Panini Instant UFC #45 Rookie

2025 Topps Now UFC #28

#57 2021

Khamzat Chimaev

2021 Panini Select UFC

Photograph to come

2021 Panini Select UFC #57 Rookie

Card history

His RC comes from Panini's first UFC set: 2021 Panini Prizm UFC (April 28, 2021), the first set of Panini's multi-year UFC exclusive, includes his RC-logo #7. The Gold /10 and Black 1/1 parallels are the lowest-numbered versions of that card.

Later in 2021, a print-to-order Panini Instant card (#45, print run 863) covered his UFC 267 win, captioned 'CHIMAEV RETURNS, IMPROVES TO 10-0'. 2021 Immaculate Collection (December 31, 2021) gave him a Fight Mat relic /20 but no autograph. TCDB's 2021 listings for him show no autographs at all.

His certified autographs start in 2022, with Prizm Signatures and Donruss Optic Opti-Graphs and Signature Series cards. 2023 Prizm added a Throwback Signatures auto (TH-KZC) in the 2012 Prizm design.

The licence went back to Topps in 2024, starting with 2024 Topps Chrome UFC (Chimaev #114). Topps Now covered his UFC 319 title win on August 16, 2025 with card #28 (print run 6,042 per TCDB).

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Autographs

2 certified autographs in the archive.

2022 Panini Prizm UFC #SG-KCH Khamzat Chimaev — front

2022Panini Prizm UFC #SG-KCH Auto

TH-KZC 2023

Khamzat Chimaev

2023 Panini Prizm UFC

Photograph to come

2023Panini Prizm UFC #TH-KZC Auto

Numbered & parallels

Serial-numbered cards and parallels with their own record.

2021 Panini Select UFC #SS-KCH Khamzat Chimaev — front

2021Panini Select UFC #SS-KCH Relic/149

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 Gold /10 — Khamzat Chimaev — front

2021Panini Prizm UFC #7 Gold Rookie/10

FM-KCH 2021

Khamzat Chimaev

2021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC

Photograph to come

2021Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #FM-KCH Relic/20

Card eras

2021

Panini rookies

Prizm #7 RC (April 28), Select #57/#162/#218 RCs (July 30) and ten RC-flagged Chronicles cards (October 6), plus Select Swatches /149 and an Immaculate Fight Mat relic /20.

2022–2023

First autographs

2022 Prizm Signatures SG-KCH, then Donruss Optic Opti-Graphs and Signature Series autos later in 2022.

2024–2026

Topps era

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #114 (his first Topps card) and Future Stars autographs; he won the middleweight title at UFC 319 in August 2025 (Wikipedia).

Rookie parallels

Base

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Unnumbered

Silver Prizm

—

High confidence

Green Prizm

—

High confidence

Red

/275

High confidence

Blue

/199

High confidence

Purple

/149

High confidence

Sets

Where Chimaev's key cards come from.

20212021 Panini Prizm UFC2 key cards
20212021 Panini Select UFC2 key cards
20212021 Panini Chronicles UFC1 key card
20212021 Panini Instant UFC1 key card
20212021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC1 key card
20222022 Panini Prizm UFC1 key card
20232023 Panini Prizm UFC1 key card
20242024 Topps Chrome UFC1 key card
20252025 Topps Now UFC1 key card

Buying & wanted

Wanted by FightCardboard

012021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 RC — Gold /10, Green Pulsar /25 or Black 1/1
022021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 RC base, graded
032022 Panini Prizm UFC Signatures SG-KCH (Green Pulsar /25 or other numbered prizms)

Offer one

Available here

Nothing from this archive in the vault right now. Selling one?

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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.

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Khamzat Chimaev's rookie card: 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 — Khamzat Chimaev.

TCDB lists no Chimaev card before 2021. 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 has TCDB's RC flag, appears on TCDB's 46-card rookie list for the set, is tagged as a rookie by Cardboard Connection and SportsCardsPro, and carries Panini's RC shield. Released April 28, 2021, it came before his 2021 Select (July 30) and Chronicles (October 6) rookies.

Trading Card Database (TCDB)2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 Khamzat Chimaev, accessed September 21, 2026
Trading Card Database (TCDB)Rookies - 2021 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
2021 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
Trading Card Database (TCDB)Khamzat Chimaev cards (2021 Chronicles RCs), accessed September 21, 2026
SportsCardsProKhamzat Chimaev #7 [Rookie] 2021 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026

High confidence

2021 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
Trading Card Database (TCDB)2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 Khamzat Chimaev, accessed September 21, 2026

High confidence

His certified autographs start in 2022, with Prizm Signatures and Donruss Optic Opti-Graphs and Signature Series cards. 2023 Prizm added a Throwback Signatures auto (TH-KZC) in the 2012 Prizm design.

Trading Card DatabaseKhamzat Chimaev 2022 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
Trading Card Database2023 Panini Prizm UFC - Throwback Signatures checklist, accessed September 21, 2026
Cardboard Connection2023 Panini Prizm UFC checklist and set details, accessed September 21, 2026

High confidence

The licence went back to Topps in 2024, starting with 2024 Topps Chrome UFC (Chimaev #114). Topps Now covered his UFC 319 title win on August 16, 2025 with card #28 (print run 6,042 per TCDB).