The rookie
2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84
O'Malley's first trading card and his chromium rookie. The horizontal photo is from his UFC debut win over Terrion Ware at the TUF 26 Finale, and Card Review Club calls it his 'true RC'. Refractor parallels run down to a SuperFractor 1/1.
Key O'Malley cards
13 cards chosen for significance, not completeness; autographs and numbered cards follow below.
Card history
O'Malley's cards start in 2018, when Topps held the licence. His RC is 2018 Topps UFC Chrome #84 (released September 19, 2018), issued alongside the FA-SOM Chrome autograph. 2018 Museum Collection (November 28, 2018) added base #39 plus Museum Autographs MA-SOM /99 and Signature Swatch relic autographs.
In 2019 he appeared in Topps Chrome (FA-SOM again, plus a 1984 Topps autograph /5) and in Knockout, which had several autograph relics, including AJM-SOM /99 and KAR-SOM /99.
Topps held the UFC licence from 2009 to 2020, and Panini had it for the next three years. Panini's first set, 2021 Prizm (April 28, 2021), included his base #61 and a Signatures auto. Its last Immaculate release (January 5, 2024) had a DA-SP dual autograph /25 with Petr Yan.
In January 2024 Fanatics announced that UFC cards would move back to Topps, starting with 2024 Topps Chrome UFC, where O'Malley is #173.
Autographs
6 certified autographs in the archive.
Numbered & parallels
Serial-numbered cards and parallels with their own record.
Card eras
Chrome #84 RC (September) and Museum Collection #39 RC (November), plus the 1st Autograph Chrome FA-SOM and Museum autograph relics such as SSAR-SOM /165.
2019 Knockout #16 and Chrome #90, with Knockout A.K.A. Ink and Autograph Relic signatures.
Prizm #61 and a range of Panini parallels and inserts, leading up to his UFC 292 title win in August 2023.
2024 Topps Chrome #173 and inserts including Supergiant, Tale of the Tape and Spitting Venom.
Rookie parallels
Sets
Where O'Malley's key cards come from.
- 20182018 Topps Chrome UFC3 key cards
- 20182018 Topps UFC Museum Collection3 key cards
- 20192019 Topps UFC Knockout2 key cards
- 20192019 Topps Chrome UFC1 key card
- 20212021 Panini Prizm UFC2 key cards
- 20232023 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC1 key card
- 20242024 Topps Chrome UFC1 key card
Buying & wanted
- 012018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 RC and its numbered refractors (Orange /25, Red /5)
- 022018 Topps Chrome UFC Autographs #FA-SOM (1st Autograph, RC badge)
- 032018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #39 RC
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Research
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Sean O'Malley's rookie card: 2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 — Sean O'Malley.
TCDB lists no O'Malley cards before 2018. In 2018 he has two RC-flagged base cards, 2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 (released September 19, 2018) and 2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #39 (released November 28, 2018), and both print an RC logo. Chrome #84 came first, and Card Review Club calls it his 'true RC'. The Chrome FA-SOM autograph also prints an RC badge alongside its 1st Autograph stamp.
- Trading Card DatabaseSean O'Malley 2018 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card Database2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 Sean O'Malley, accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Review ClubWhat Are The Best Sean O'Malley Rookie Cards to Collect, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProSean O'Malley #84 | 2018 Topps UFC Chrome, accessed September 21, 2026
O'Malley's cards start in 2018, when Topps held the licence. His RC is 2018 Topps UFC Chrome #84 (released September 19, 2018), issued alongside the FA-SOM Chrome autograph. 2018 Museum Collection (November 28, 2018) added base #39 plus Museum Autographs MA-SOM /99 and Signature Swatch relic autographs.
In 2019 he appeared in Topps Chrome (FA-SOM again, plus a 1984 Topps autograph /5) and in Knockout, which had several autograph relics, including AJM-SOM /99 and KAR-SOM /99.
Topps held the UFC licence from 2009 to 2020, and Panini had it for the next three years. Panini's first set, 2021 Prizm (April 28, 2021), included his base #61 and a Signatures auto. Its last Immaculate release (January 5, 2024) had a DA-SP dual autograph /25 with Petr Yan.
In January 2024 Fanatics announced that UFC cards would move back to Topps, starting with 2024 Topps Chrome UFC, where O'Malley is #173.
2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 — Sean O'Malley.
- Trading Card Database2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 Sean O'Malley, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseSean O'Malley 2018 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Review ClubWhat Are The Best Sean O'Malley Rookie Cards to Collect, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProSean O'Malley #84 | 2018 Topps UFC Chrome, accessed September 21, 2026
2018 Topps Chrome UFC #FA-SOM — Sean O'Malley.
2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #39 — Sean O'Malley.
- Trading Card Database2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #39, accessed September 21, 2026
- Card Review ClubWhat Are The Best Sean O'Malley Rookie Cards to Collect, accessed September 21, 2026
2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #SSAR-SOM — Sean O'Malley.
2019 Topps UFC Knockout #16 — Sean O'Malley.
2019 Topps Chrome UFC #90 — Sean O'Malley.
- Trading Card Database2019 Topps Chrome UFC #90, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProSean O'Malley #90 | 2019 Topps UFC Chrome, accessed September 21, 2026
2021 Panini Prizm UFC #61 — Sean O'Malley.
2024 Topps Chrome UFC #173 — Sean O'Malley.
2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 Gold parallel — Sean O'Malley.
- Cardboard Connection2018 Topps UFC Chrome Checklist, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseSean O'Malley 2018 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProSean O'Malley [Gold] #84 — 2018 Topps UFC Chrome, accessed September 21, 2026
2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #MA-SOM — Sean O'Malley.
2019 Topps UFC Knockout #AJM-SOM — Sean O'Malley.
2021 Panini Prizm UFC #SG-SOM — Sean O'Malley.
2023 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #DA-SP — Sean O'Malley / Petr Yan.