Why this is the rookie
TCDB flags three 2020 cards RC: Topps UFC Knockout #5 (set released March 25, 2020) and Topps UFC #87 and #98 (released August 26, 2020). Knockout #5 has a printed RC logo and was issued first, so it's the pick. Her 2019 Museum Collection relic came earlier but is an unflagged relic insert, not a rookie card.
Her first RC-logo card, from 2020 Topps UFC Knockout (released March 25, 2020 per TCDB), five months before the 2020 Topps UFC flagship RCs. It came out while she was strawweight champion, shortly after her UFC 248 title defense against Joanna Jędrzejczyk.
The 2019 Museum relic gets called a 'pre-rookie' or 'rookie relic'. Flagship #87 and #98 get mixed up in listings, and 2021 Panini Prizm #189 is sometimes listed as an RC.
Identifying it
- Card #5
- Horizontal layout; RC logo top right
- Nameplate WEILI ZHANG (surname last) above a UFC octagon logo
- Coloured versions are serial numbered: Green /88, Blue /75, Purple /25, Red /8, Gold 1/1
What gets mistaken for it
| What you'll read | What's true |
|---|---|
| The 2020 Topps UFC flagship card is her first rookie | Flagship #87/#98 came out August 26, 2020. Knockout #5 came out March 25, 2020 (both dates per TCDB). |
| Listed under 'Weili Zhang' vs 'Zhang Weili' | Topps Knockout prints WEILI ZHANG; the 2020 flagship and Panini print ZHANG WEILI. It's the same fighter, so search both name orders. |
Parallels
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Zhang Weili's rookie card: 2020 Topps UFC Knockout #5 — Zhang Weili.
TCDB flags three 2020 cards RC: Topps UFC Knockout #5 (set released March 25, 2020) and Topps UFC #87 and #98 (released August 26, 2020). Knockout #5 has a printed RC logo and was issued first, so it's the pick. Her 2019 Museum Collection relic came earlier but is an unflagged relic insert, not a rookie card.
- Trading Card Database2020 Topps UFC Knockout #5 Weili Zhang, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseRookies — 2020 Topps UFC, accessed September 21, 2026
- Trading Card DatabaseZhang Weili — 2020 cards, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProWeili Zhang #5 — 2020 Topps UFC Knockout, accessed September 21, 2026
2020 Topps UFC Knockout #5 — Zhang Weili.
- Trading Card Database2020 Topps UFC Knockout #5 Weili Zhang, accessed September 21, 2026
- SportsCardsProWeili Zhang #5 — 2020 Topps UFC Knockout, accessed September 21, 2026
Go deeper
- The card record2020 Topps UFC Knockout #5
- Zhang Weili archiveKey cards and eras
- 2020 Topps UFC KnockoutSet record