Why this is the rookie
TCDB's earliest Dvalishvili cards are from 2021. 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #87 is TCDB-flagged RC and prints Panini's Rookie Card logo. Cardboard Connection confirms #87 in the Prizm set released April 28, 2021. In 2021 he also appears in Panini Instant: base #39 (print run 115) and Rated Rookie Retro #RR25, which carries a manufacturer rookie designation. Prizm #87 is the mainstream, hobby-released rookie and the working pick.
Merab's rookie card, from the April 2021 set that started Panini's UFC run (Cardboard Connection). TCDB lists no cards for him before 2021, so this set also holds his first licensed cards. The Prizm parallels run from Silver to a Black 1/1.
SportsCardsPro's product field says 'Is Rookie Card: No' for Prizm #87, even though the card prints an RC logo. His 2022 cards (Donruss, Optic, Prizm #198) are sometimes listed as rookies but have no RC flag on TCDB.
Identifying it
- Card #87 (vertical base)
- 'ROOKIE CARD' RC logo top-left, red UFC tab top-right
- MERAB DVALISHVILI / BANTAMWEIGHT nameplate
- Base has no prizm sheen; Silver Prizm is the shiny unnumbered parallel
What gets mistaken for it
| What you'll read | What's true |
|---|---|
| Not a rookie card (some price-guide product fields). | SportsCardsPro's field says 'Is Rookie Card: No', but the card prints Panini's RC logo and TCDB flags it RC. |
Parallels
Grading & population
Population figures will be taken directly from the grading companies and dated when they are. None are shown yet.
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Merab Dvalishvili's rookie card: 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #87 — Merab Dvalishvili.
TCDB's earliest Dvalishvili cards are from 2021. 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #87 is TCDB-flagged RC and prints Panini's Rookie Card logo. Cardboard Connection confirms #87 in the Prizm set released April 28, 2021. In 2021 he also appears in Panini Instant: base #39 (print run 115) and Rated Rookie Retro #RR25, which carries a manufacturer rookie designation. Prizm #87 is the mainstream, hobby-released rookie and the working pick.
- Trading Card DatabaseMerab Dvalishvili 2021 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2021 Panini Prizm UFC #87 Merab Dvalishvili, accessed September 21, 2026
- 2021 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProMerab Dvalishvili #87 | 2021 Panini Prizm UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
2021 Panini Prizm UFC #87 — Merab Dvalishvili.
Go deeper
- The card record2021 Panini Prizm UFC #87
- Merab Dvalishvili archiveKey cards and eras
- 2021 Panini Prizm UFCSet record