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Raul Rosas Jr.

Rosas signed with the UFC at 17 and won his debut at 18, the youngest to do both according to Wikipedia. His rookie is the 2022 Panini Instant #146 from that UFC 282 win, an RC-logoed card with a stated run of 2,468, which TCDB's checklist doesn't list. His pack-issued rookies came in 2023 (Prizm #8, Donruss Rated Rookie #206), and 2024 Topps Chrome added his first Chrome base card and a Future Stars autograph.

2023Rookie year
#8Rookie card
5Key cards
  • UFC debutDecember 10, 2022 · UFC 282
  • DivisionsBantamweight
  • StatusActive · UFC (as of Sept 2026)
  • FromClovis, New Mexico
Rookie card
2023 Panini Prizm UFC #8 Raul Rosas Jr. — front
#8
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The rookie case

2023 Panini Prizm UFC #8 Raul Rosas Jr. — front
#8
Rookie card · working pick Rookie disputed

2023 Panini Prizm UFC #8

His first rookie in a regular pack product and his first Prizm card (2023 Prizm UFC, released 28 April 2023). Sellers often list it as 'the' Rosas rookie.

Where sources disagree

Sources disagree: Panini prints its RC logo on 2022 Panini Instant #146 (UFC 282), which came first, but the card is not on TCDB, and TCDB flags his 2023 cards instead (Prizm #8, Donruss Rated Rookie #206).

Commonly misidentified

Sellers often call 2023 Prizm #8 or Donruss #206 'the' Rosas rookie. Both are RC-designated but came after the Instant #146. The Instant card's '1 of 2468' is a print run, not a serial number. Some Amazon listings are titled 'Signed 2022 Panini Instant UFC 282 ... RC #2', which appears to be a different, event-specific Instant card and has not been checked.

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Rookie card case Card record
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Key Jr. cards

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

2022 Panini Instant UFC #146 Raul Rosas Jr. — front
2022 Panini Instant UFC #146 Rookie
2023 Donruss UFC #206 Raul Rosas Jr. — front
2023 Donruss UFC #206 Rookie
2024 Topps Chrome UFC #161 Raul Rosas Jr. — front
2024 Topps Chrome UFC #161
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Autographs

1 certified autograph in the archive.

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #FSA-RRO Raul Rosas Jr. — front
2024Topps Chrome UFC #FSA-RRO Auto
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Card eras

2022–2023
Teenage rookie

Panini Instant #146 (RC, 2,468 printed) from his UFC 282 debut, then 2023 Prizm #8 RC, Donruss #206 and Optic #115 Rated Rookies, plus Select and Immaculate rookie autographs.

2024–
Topps era

2024 Topps Chrome UFC base #161 and Future Stars Autograph FSA-RRO, then Topps Knockout (#31) and 2025 Topps Midnight.

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Rookie parallels

Base
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Unnumbered
Silver Prizm
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Probable
Under Card Prizm
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Probable
Under Card Red Prizm
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Probable
Under Card Gold Prizm
/10
Probable
White Sparkle Prizm
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Probable
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Sets

Where Jr.'s key cards come from.

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Buying & wanted

Wanted by FightCardboard
  • 012022 Panini Instant UFC #146 Raul Rosas Jr. RC
  • 022023 Panini Prizm UFC #8 RC numbered Prizm parallels

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Research

Rookie Cards

Panini Instant UFC Rookies: When the First Card Isn't the Rookie

Panini prints an RC logo on its print-to-order Instant cards. TCDB doesn't flag them. Here's how FightCardboard handles the gap, fighter by fighter.

September 21, 2026
Panini Instant UFC Rookies: When the First Card Isn't the Rookie
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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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Raul Rosas Jr.'s rookie card: 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #8 — Raul Rosas Jr..

TCDB's listing for him starts in 2023, with RC flags on 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #8 (released 28 April 2023) and the 2023 Donruss/Optic Rated Rookies; Prizm #8 came first. Earlier, two eBay listings show a 2022 Panini Instant #146 from his UFC 282 debut (10 December 2022) with Panini's printed RC logo and '1 of 2468' on the back, but that card is not on TCDB's Instant checklist, so its identity rests on seller scans. FightCardboard's rule for Panini Instant cards: the working pick is the earliest TCDB-flagged RC in a regular release, and the Instant card is recorded as the other candidate.

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2023 Panini Prizm UFC #8 — Raul Rosas Jr..

High confidence

2022 Panini Instant UFC #146 — Raul Rosas Jr..

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2023 Donruss UFC #206 — Raul Rosas Jr..

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #161 — Raul Rosas Jr..

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #FSA-RRO — Raul Rosas Jr..