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Nothing is true because another card site says so.

The goal is to be the site other people cite. That only works if the claims hold, so here is the whole system in the open.

Rookie designations, print runs, checklist entries, serial numbering, release dates — every one is recorded with a source and a confidence level, or it isn’t published as fact. Card sites cite each other, so an error made once in 2010 can still be the top result in 2026. We found one on the Jon Jones rookie. We also corrected one of our own: this site first said the Jones #101 was his only 2009 card. It’s his only 2009 base card.

Five levels

  • Verified  Manufacturer documentation, the card itself, or agreement between independent authoritative sources.
  • High confidence  Strong agreement between reliable secondary sources.
  • Probable  The evidence points one way; no primary documentation yet.
  • Uncertain  Sources conflict, or the evidence is too thin to call. Where they conflict we show the disagreement rather than quietly picking a side.
  • Unconfirmed  No usable evidence. Shown as unknown, never as an estimate.
Publish an estimate often enough and it stops being an estimate.

On price data

We don’t republish other people’s price data. eBay put sold listings behind a login in July 2026, and SportsCardsPro licenses its figures for internal use only. What we show instead: sales we made, transactions we watched happen at shows, and public auction results — each labelled with its source. An asking price is never a value.

The full claim register · 589
Verified

Jon Jones's rookie card is 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 (Jon Jones / Andre Gusmao) — his only 2009 base card.

The card's own back confirms the number (101), the bout (UFC 87, 08.09.08) and the 2009 Topps copyright. Four independent references agree on the set.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 is a 100-card base set and contains no Jon Jones card.

Matters because at least one widely-cited secondary source implies the Jones rookie belongs to Round 1. It does not.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 has a 150-card base set.

Cards 1-100 are single-fighter portraits, 101-141 are dual-fighter bout cards, 142-150 cover cornermen, cutmen, announcers and referees.

Probable

Base cards exist in Gold (unnumbered), Onyx, Ruby (/8) and Diamond (1/1) parallels.

Parallel names corroborated by two sources. Serial numbering rests largely on one secondary source — no manufacturer sell sheet has been seen.

Probable

Onyx parallel serial numbering: /188.

Cardboard Connection, Card Review Club and eBay sellers list Onyx as /188. TCDB files the /188 parallel under the name 'Silver' and adds a 'Bronze /88' that no other source confirms for 2009; that separate listing is the likely origin of the /88 figure sometimes attached to Onyx. No Topps sell sheet has been seen.

Unconfirmed

Print run of the unnumbered base card and the Gold parallel.

No credible figure located. Other sites publish estimates. FightCardboard does not, because an estimate repeated often enough becomes a fact.

No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.

Verified

Jon Jones made his UFC debut on 9 August 2008 at UFC 87, defeating André Gusmão by unanimous decision.

This is the bout pictured on his rookie card.

High confidence

Topps acquired the UFC trading card licence in October 2008 and released its first dedicated MMA product in 2009.

Manufacturer-published. The end date of the Topps licence and the start of Panini's are NOT yet sourced and are deliberately absent from the site.

Verified

Jones's first certified autograph is 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 Autographs #FA-JJ, from the same product as his rookie.

This means #101 is Jones's only 2009 base card, not his only 2009 card. An earlier version of this site said 'only 2009 card' — that was wrong and has been corrected.

High confidence

The #FA-JJ autograph is an insert and does not carry an RC flag.

Sellers regularly list it as an 'RC auto' or 'rookie auto'. It is his first autograph; the base #101 is the rookie.

Probable

A Red Ink parallel of #FA-JJ exists, numbered to 25.

Originally single-sourced (Cardboard Connection). Since confirmed by TCDB (Autographs Red Ink, SN25) and Card Review Club — see claim-card-2009-topps-ufc-round-2-fa-jj-dispute.

High confidence

André Gusmão never won a UFC bout (0-2).

Lost to Jones at UFC 87 and to Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 98.

Probable

Key later Jones cards (2010–2012 autographs, relics and Finest refractors) as listed in the Key Cards section.

Card names and serial numbering come from one secondary source and are being checked set by set. Each card gets its own page only once verified.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 — Jon Jones / Andre Gusmao.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101.

Parallel structure: Cardboard Connection's set review lists Gold (unnumbered), Onyx /188, Ruby /8, Diamond 1/1, and Card Review Club and eBay listings also call the /188 parallel Onyx. TCDB instead names the /188 parallel 'Silver' and adds a 'Bronze /88' parallel that no other source mentions for 2009 (Silver /188 and Bronze /88 are the 2010 Topps UFC parallel names). This is where the old '/188 vs /88' Onyx confusion comes from. Treat Onyx as /188; the /88 'Bronze' is unconfirmed.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FA-JJ — Jon Jones.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FA-JJ: Red Ink parallel numbered /25; common listing errors.

The Red Ink /25 was previously single-sourced. It is now confirmed by TCDB (Autographs Red Ink, SN25), Cardboard Connection (a 14/25 copy pictured) and Card Review Club ('limited to just 25 copies'). Topps Ripped lists the card as '#FF-JJ', which is a typo for FA-JJ. Card Review Club wrongly calls it '2009 Topps UFC Knockout' — Knockout did not exist until 2010.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC Main Event #16 — Jon Jones.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC Main Event #CR-JJ — Jon Jones.

Unconfirmed

Print runs of the 2010 Topps UFC Main Event #CR-JJ parallels.

Print runs for the Cage Relic parallels were not found in any source.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #49 — Jon Jones.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #49.

TCDB marks the #49b 'Bones' nickname variation as SP. Cardboard Connection lists the nickname variation but does not call it a short print. Parallel names also differ: Cardboard Connection gives Gold, Silver /188, Bronze /88, Ruby /8, Diamond 1/1, while TCDB's parallel sets are Gold, Onyx, Bronze, Red, Diamond.

Verified

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-JJ — Jon Jones.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-JJ.

Cardboard Connection's Jones article says the card has 'four numbered parallels', but its own set review and TCDB list only three (Onyx /88, Ruby or Red /8, Diamond 1/1). The /8 parallel is called Ruby on TCDB and Red on Cardboard Connection.

Verified

2010 Leaf MMA #NP-JJ1 — Jon Jones.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #NP-JJ1 Purple /10 and Gold 1/1 parallels (TCDB only).

Cardboard Connection gives only the /60 print run. The Purple /10 and Gold 1/1 parallels come from TCDB alone.

Verified

2011 Finest UFC #FAR-8 — Jon Jones.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2011 Finest UFC #FAR-8.

The /88 Octafractor numbering is from TCDB. NSLists gives the base-card Octafractor parallel as /8, so check the serial on the card itself.

Verified

2011 Finest UFC #FF-EJ — Jon Jones / Rashad Evans.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2011 Finest UFC #FF-EJ.

TCDB has no serial number on this card; the /25 comes from NSLists, Cardboard Connection, Topps Ripped and eBay listings. TCDB lists 10 matchups in the insert, while NSLists says 'eight different matchups'.

High confidence

2012 Topps UFC Knockout #AFG-JJ — Jon Jones.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2012 Topps UFC Knockout #AFG-JJ.

Only Cardboard Connection's Jones article gives the /150 for the base version. TCDB lists AFG-JJ with no serial number (even though it shows serials such as SN100 or SN250 for other cards in the insert), so treat /150 as probable. The parallels are named Green /88 in the set review; the Jones article gives only '88, 8 and 1'. TCDB lists 'Red' and 'Mat Parallel' sub-sets but gives no print runs for them.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #101 — Jon Jones.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #101.

The parallel print runs come mainly from Card Review Club; Cardboard Connection confirms Gold /10, Mojo /25 and Black 1/1. One Etsy listing labels a Silver Jones as 'Card 4', which does not match #101.

High confidence

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #11 — Jon Jones.

Verified

Jon Jones's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 — Jon Jones / Andre Gusmao.

TCDB flags 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #101 (Jon Jones / Andre Gusmao) as his only RC, and Cardboard Connection, Topps Ripped, Card Review Club, Sports Card Investor and Card Ladder all treat it as his rookie card. It was issued in 2009 and pictures his UFC debut (UFC 87, August 2008). No source disputes which card is the rookie; the problems are mislabels. Some sites and sellers file it under '2009 Topps UFC Round 1' (wrong — it is Round 2 #101), and Card Review Club mislabels the rookie-year autograph as '2009 Topps UFC Knockout'.

Uncertain

2009 Round 2 #101 parallels: Cardboard Connection, Card Review Club and eBay sellers list Onyx /188. TCDB calls the /188 parallel 'Silver' and adds a 'Bronze /88' that no other source confirms for 2009. This is the source of the Onyx /188 vs /88 confusion.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Unconfirmed

Some sellers and sites put the Jones rookie in '2009 Topps UFC Round 1'; it is Round 2 #101.

No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.

Unconfirmed

Topps Ripped gives the 2009 autograph as '#FF-JJ'; the correct number is FA-JJ. Card Review Club calls the product '2009 Topps UFC Knockout', which did not exist.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Unconfirmed

2009 FA-JJ and 2010 FA-JJ share the same card code in different years, so check the year before buying.

No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.

Uncertain

2010 Topps UFC #49b 'Bones' nickname variation: TCDB marks it SP; Cardboard Connection lists the variation but not SP status.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2010 Topps UFC FA-JJ autograph: Cardboard Connection's Jones article says 'four numbered parallels', but its own set review and TCDB list three (Onyx /88, Ruby or Red /8, Diamond 1/1).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Unconfirmed

2011 Finest Atomic Refractor FAR-8: Goldin titles it a 'rookie card' (it is not). TCDB lists an Octafractor parallel /88.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2011 Finest Feuds FF-EJ: TCDB records no serial number; /25 comes from NSLists, Cardboard Connection, Topps Ripped and eBay. TCDB counts 10 matchups, NSLists 8.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2012 Knockout AFG-JJ: the /150 base print run comes from one source (Cardboard Connection's Jones article); TCDB shows no serial number.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2021 Prizm UFC Champion Signatures: TCDB numbers the Jones card CS-JJN, Cardboard Connection lists it as #5. Neither could be confirmed from a third source, so it was left out of the card list.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Verified

2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #12 — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

High confidence

2013 Finest UFC #22 — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2013 Finest UFC #22: refractor print runs are single-sourced (TCDB).

Sports Card Specialist mentions blue and gold refractors without print runs. The serial numbers above come from TCDB only.

Verified

2014 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-KN — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

High confidence

Print run of 2014 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-KN: /149 per TCDB and Sports Card Specialist.

The /149 print run comes from TCDB and Sports Card Specialist. Cardboard Connection only says the autos are serial-numbered and gives no per-fighter numbers.

Probable

2014 Topps UFC Knockout #F-KN — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2014 Topps UFC Knockout #F-KN.

Cardboard Connection and Sports Card Specialist say the card is numbered to 10. TCDB records no serial number and no AU note for it. The serial is left null until a copy can be checked.

Verified

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #100 — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #181 — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #181: parallel print runs are set-wide, not card-specific.

The parallel print runs come from Cardboard Connection's set-wide list and were not checked for Khabib individually. Some eBay titles call this card 'Debut Edition', but no source calls it an RC.

High confidence

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #CS-KBN — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Probable

Card numbering on 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #CS-KBN: code (CS-KBN) versus checklist position (#4).

Sources give the card number three ways. TCDB and Sports Card Investor use the card code CS-KBN. Cardboard Connection and Cardsmiths use checklist number 4. One eBay listing uses 'CS-4'. It is most likely one card listed under a code and a checklist position.

Verified

Khabib Nurmagomedov's rookie card: 2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #12 — Khabib Nurmagomedov.

TCDB's Khabib profile begins in 2012 with a single card, Bloodlines #12 (plus its parallels), and flags it RC. Cardboard Connection's 2012 Bloodlines checklist lists him at #12 (release date December 7, 2012). Sports Card Specialist calls it "Khabib's very first issued UFC card" and his true rookie. eBay/PSA listings also sell the Black /88 as an RC. His UFC debut was January 20, 2012, and TCDB lists no Khabib card before this one.

Uncertain

2014 Topps UFC Knockout Fist-Ograph F-KN: Cardboard Connection and Sports Card Specialist say it is numbered to 10, but TCDB records no serial number.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Probable

2021 Prizm Champion Signatures card number: TCDB and Sports Card Investor use CS-KBN, Cardboard Connection and Cardsmiths use #4, and one eBay listing uses 'CS-4'.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Probable

2014 Topps UFC Champions (TCDB release date September 17, 2014; Cardboard Connection article October 13, 2014) came out after 2014 Knockout (May 16, 2014), which is why KA-KN counts as his first certified auto.

The 2014 Topps UFC Champions release date is September 17, 2014 on TCDB, and Cardboard Connection's article on the set was published October 13, 2014. Both are later than 2014 Knockout (May 16, 2014), which is why KA-KN counts as his first certified auto. Beckett was down for maintenance and could not be checked.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Verified

2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #139 — Conor McGregor.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #139.

Print run of the Black parallel: TCDB lists Black #139 as SN25 and COMC lists it as /25, while Cardboard Connection's set page and Card Review Club give Black as /88. (TCDB lists the Bloodlines BL-CM insert's Black parallel as /88, which may be where the confusion comes from.) Release date: TCDB says 13 Dec 2013, Cardboard Connection says 18 Dec 2013.

Verified

2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #FA-CM — Conor McGregor.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #FA-CM.

Naming of the parallels: TCDB calls the /8 version 'Autographs Red' and Cardboard Connection/Card Review Club call it 'Ruby Red'. The number shows up as FA-CM on TCDB/Beckett and as #CM on PSA-graded Goldin lots.

Verified

2014 Topps UFC Champions #32 — Conor McGregor.

Uncertain

Seller mislabel and unconfirmed parallel print runs on 2014 Topps UFC Champions #32.

Some eBay listings call this a rookie or 'second year rookie'. TCDB gives it no RC flag, and the guides agree the rookie is 2013 Bloodlines. Print runs of the parallels weren't confirmed (TCDB lists the Black, Blue and Gold Champions Predictor parallels).

Verified

2014 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-CM — Conor McGregor.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2014 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-CM.

The parallel print runs (Red Ink /15, Red /8, Mat 1/1) come from Cardboard Connection's general set notes. Only the Mat 1/1 is independently confirmed for McGregor (Goldin).

Verified

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #97 — Conor McGregor.

High confidence

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #FA-CM — Conor McGregor.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2017 Topps Chrome UFC #FA-CM.

Gold Refractor auto print run: Cardboard Connection says Fighter Autographs Gold is /50 (with Orange /25), but Sports Card Investor labels the McGregor FA-CM Gold Refractor as /25. Not resolved. No TCDB page for the card was reached, so TCDB couldn't settle it.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #30 — Conor McGregor.

High confidence

2021 Panini Select UFC #40 — Conor McGregor.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2021 Panini Select UFC #40.

The #40 number and Concourse tier are confirmed only by TCDB and eBay listings, not by a checklist publisher. The parallel print runs weren't verified.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #49 — Conor McGregor.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #49.

The full numbered-refractor ladder (Checklist Insider: /299 down to /5 plus SuperFractor) wasn't itemised for McGregor, so only the Refractor and SuperFractor are listed.

Verified

Conor McGregor's rookie card: 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #139 — Conor McGregor.

TCDB lists McGregor's earliest cards as 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines (released December 2013), and #139 is the only card of his flagged RC. Cardboard Connection ('McGregor received his first MMA cards in 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines'), Card Review Club ('A 2013 RC'), Short Story Guide ('2013 Bloodlines is his rookie and 1st auto') and Topps Ripped all agree. No Cage Warriors or other pre-UFC trading cards were found for him on TCDB or in any guide, so collectors have no earlier card to count.

Uncertain

2013 Bloodlines Black #139 print run: /25 (TCDB, COMC) vs /88 (Cardboard Connection set page, Card Review Club).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2013 Bloodlines release date: 13 Dec 2013 (TCDB) vs 18 Dec 2013 (Cardboard Connection).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2013 Bloodlines FA-CM /8 parallel is called 'Red' on TCDB and 'Ruby Red' elsewhere, and the card number appears as FA-CM or #CM depending on the source.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2017 Topps Chrome UFC FA-CM Gold Refractor: /50 (Cardboard Connection set notes) vs /25 (Sports Card Investor).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2014 Topps UFC Champions #32 is marketed as a rookie or 'second year rookie' by some sellers; not RC per TCDB and the guides.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

TCDB's McGregor person page also lists a 1922 Godfrey Phillips 'McGregor' card, which appears to be a different person (a footballer) grouped under the same name. It isn't a McGregor card.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #17 — Georges St-Pierre / Karo Parisyan.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #17.

Rookie status is disputed: Sports Card Expert names the 2008 Donruss Ring Kings #RK-GS as his rookie instead (see the rookie guide). Silver /288 is confirmed by TCDB and NSLists. Black /888 and Red 1/1 come only from NSLists. The 'UFC 94 Exclusive' version appears on SportsCardsPro and in eBay listings, but no checklist describes it.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #100 — Georges St-Pierre.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #100.

TCDB flags it RC, but Cardboard Connection and the eBay catalogue treat Round 1 #17 as the rookie. The sources name the /188 parallel differently: Cardboard Connection calls it Onyx and NSLists calls it Silver. Only NSLists lists a Bronze /88. The base count also differs: 150 on TCDB and Cardboard Connection, 156 including checklists on NSLists.

High confidence

2008 Donruss Americana II #RK-GS — Georges St-Pierre.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2008 Donruss Americana II #RK-GS.

Cardboard Connection calls the 2009 Topps Round 1 auto his 'first signature in a UFC-licensed' product. That is consistent, because this Donruss auto is earlier but unlicensed. The Signature Material and Prime print runs (/197 and /90) come only from TCDB.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #A-GSP — Georges St-Pierre.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #A-GSP.

The Red Ink /25 numbering comes from Cardboard Connection and an eBay listing title. The eBay catalogue page does not state a print run.

Verified

2011 Finest UFC #A-GSP — Georges St-Pierre.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2011 Finest UFC #A-GSP.

The parallel serial numbers are not confirmed. Cardboard Connection says only 'all numbered to 25 or less', and TCDB shows no SN flags for them.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #Q-SSLE — Georges St-Pierre / Anderson Silva / Brock Lesnar / Fedor Emelianenko.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2010 Leaf MMA #Q-SSLE.

Only TCDB was checked. The print runs are unknown.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #68 — Georges St-Pierre.

High confidence

Georges St-Pierre's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #17 — Georges St-Pierre / Karo Parisyan.

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #17 is his first card in the first UFC-licensed Topps product (released 23 February 2009) and shows his UFC debut against Karo Parisyan. TCDB flags it RC, eBay's catalogue lists it as (RC), graded copies are sold as 'Rookie Card', and Cardboard Connection calls it 'the closest collectors will find to a Georges St-Pierre rookie card'. The earlier 2008 Donruss Americana II Ring Kings card is an unlicensed, serial-numbered insert in a pop-culture product rather than a base card in an MMA set, and TCDB does not flag it RC, so FightCardboard does not take it as the rookie (Sports Card Expert does — see the dispute). Round 2 #100 also carries a TCDB RC flag but came out later in 2009 (30 September), so #17 is the earlier of his two RC-flagged cards. DISPUTE: The sources disagree. Sports Card Expert calls the 2008 Donruss Americana II Ring Kings #RK-GS /500 his 'definitive' rookie and #17 only 'somewhat of a rookie card'. TCDB puts RC flags on both 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #17 and Round 2 #100. Cardboard Connection, the eBay catalogue and the grading-market listings treat Round 1 #17 as the rookie.

Uncertain

Rookie card: Sports Card Expert calls 2008 Donruss Americana II Ring Kings #RK-GS /500 his rookie. Cardboard Connection, TCDB, eBay and the grading market use 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #17.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

TCDB puts RC flags on both 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #17 and Round 2 #100. Anderson Silva's Round 2 #33 in the same set has no flag, so TCDB's Round 2 flagging looks inconsistent.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Round 1 base count: 100 on TCDB, 102 on NSLists.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Round 2 base count: 150 on TCDB and Cardboard Connection, 156 with checklists on NSLists.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

The Round 2 /188 parallel is called Onyx by Cardboard Connection and Silver by NSLists. Only NSLists lists a Bronze /88.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Round 1 Black /888 and Red 1/1 parallels come only from NSLists.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Card-number formats differ: TCDB writes A-GSP, Cardboard Connection writes AGSP, and Cardboard Connection's Ring Kings number is #GS where TCDB has RK-GS.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Verified

2006 PRIDE FC #003 — Anderson Silva.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2006 PRIDE FC #003.

TCDB also flags 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46 RC, and collectors who count only UFC-licensed cards take #46 as the rookie instead (see the rookie guide).

Probable

2006 PRIDE FC #106 — Anderson Silva / Ryo Chonan.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2006 PRIDE FC #106.

Cardboard Connection describes a '2006 PRIDE Anderson Silva Foil Insert (#97)' showing a 2004 PRIDE fight. TCDB lists the Chonan/Silva card as #106 in the base set. It is unclear whether these are the same card; the number and card type are unconfirmed.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46 — Anderson Silva / Chris Leben.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46.

TCDB flags both this and 2006 PRIDE #003 RC, and which is 'the' rookie depends on whether only UFC-licensed cards count. Black /888 and Red 1/1 come only from NSLists.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #A-AS — Anderson Silva.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #A-AS.

The printed number format is unclear: TCDB and NSLists write A-AS, TCDB's Red Ink entry writes AAS, and Cardboard Connection writes FAAS. The 'around 200 copies' figure is Cardboard Connection's estimate, not an official print run.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #DM-SL — Anderson Silva / Chris Leben.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #DM-SL.

The Gold /88 numbering comes only from TCDB.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #ASCL — Anderson Silva / Chris Leben.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #33 — Anderson Silva.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #33.

Cardboard Connection calls the /188 parallel Onyx and NSLists calls it Silver. Only NSLists lists a Bronze /88.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #17 — Anderson Silva.

High confidence

Anderson Silva's rookie card: 2006 PRIDE FC #003 — Anderson Silva.

2006 PRIDE FC #003 is his earliest card: a solo base card in a full, officially issued MMA set, released 11 January 2006 by DSE, which ran PRIDE. TCDB flags it RC, and so do the eBay catalogue ('2006 DSE Pride FC Card Collection - Anderson Silva #003 (RC)') and Collectibles.com. 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46 also carries TCDB's RC flag and is his first card in a UFC-licensed product, so a collector who counts only UFC-licensed cards will take #46 instead; FightCardboard's pick follows the earliest RC-flagged solo card, which is #003. DISPUTE: TCDB gives RC flags to both 2006 PRIDE FC cards (#003 and #106) and to 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46, and eBay product listings carry (RC) for both PRIDE #003 and Round 1 #46. Which one is 'the' rookie depends on the rule: PRIDE #003 is his first card overall, Round 1 #46 his first UFC-licensed card. FightCardboard's working pick is #003.

Uncertain

Rookie card: TCDB flags 2006 PRIDE FC #003, 2006 PRIDE FC #106 and 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #46 as RC. Collectors split between PRIDE #003 as his first card overall and Round 1 #46 as his first UFC-licensed card.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Cardboard Connection describes a 2006 PRIDE Silva 'foil insert #97', while TCDB lists the Chonan/Silva card as base #106. It is unclear whether they are the same card.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

The Round 1 autograph number is written A-AS (TCDB, NSLists), AAS (TCDB Red Ink entry) or FAAS (Cardboard Connection).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Cardboard Connection estimates about 200 copies of the unnumbered Round 1 autograph; this is not an official figure.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Round 2 #33 has no RC flag on TCDB, while GSP's #100 in the same set does.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

The Round 2 /188 parallel is called Onyx by Cardboard Connection and Silver by NSLists. Only NSLists lists a Bronze /88.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Base counts: Round 1 is 100 on TCDB and 102 on NSLists; Round 2 is 150 on TCDB and 156 on NSLists.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

NSLists lists AUG-TS under Silva cards, but that card is Thiago Silva, not Anderson Silva.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

High confidence

2006 PRIDE FC #014 — Fedor Emelianenko.

High confidence

Set name and number format vary by source for 2006 PRIDE FC #014 (same card).

Set name differs by source: TCDB '2006 Pride FC'; PSA/Fanatics 'Pride Card Collection Grand Prix'; eBay sellers 'DSE Pride FC'. Number printed 014 vs graded #14.

Probable

2006 PRIDE FC #127 — Fedor Emelianenko.

Probable

Single-source detail on 2006 PRIDE FC #127.

Only TCDB confirms card #127 directly; no second independent checklist was reachable (PSA pop report requires login).

Probable

2006 PRIDE FC #127EX — Fedor Emelianenko.

Probable

Single-source detail on 2006 PRIDE FC #127EX.

Serial /10 comes from TCDB only; not confirmed by a second source.

High confidence

2010 Leaf MMA #1 — Fedor Emelianenko.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2010 Leaf MMA #1.

Rookie status disputed: TCDB flags this card RC as well as his 2006 PRIDE FC cards, and Cardboard Connection and a Beckett News headline present 2010 Leaf MMA as his first cards. FightCardboard's working pick is the earlier 2006 PRIDE FC #014.

High confidence

2010 Leaf MMA #AU-FE1 — Fedor Emelianenko.

Probable

Single-source detail on 2010 Leaf MMA #AU-FE1.

Card number confirmed by TCDB and SportsCardsPro; Purple /25 and Gold /5 serials come from TCDB only.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #FE1/BL1 — Fedor Emelianenko / Brock Lesnar.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed print runs on 2010 Leaf MMA #FE1/BL1.

TCDB gives Red /10 but no serial for Purple or Gold; an eBay listing title calls the dual '/5'. Purple and Gold print runs are unconfirmed.

High confidence

2025 Panini Combat Anthology #MS-FEM — Fedor Emelianenko.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2025 Panini Combat Anthology #MS-FEM.

Card number: TCDB 'MS-FEM' vs Checklist Insider '#5'.

Probable

Fedor Emelianenko's rookie card: 2006 PRIDE FC #014 — Fedor Emelianenko.

TCDB flags all eight of Fedor's 2006 Pride FC base cards as RC and describes the set as the first full MMA set ever released, which predates 2010 Leaf MMA by four years. Of the eight, #014 is the one sellers treat as 'the' rookie: Sports Card Investor tracks it with a dedicated price page, and it is the one sold in PSA 10 as 'Rookie Card RC' / 'grail' in eBay listings and at Fanatics Collect (label: '2006 Pride Card Collection Grand Prix Fedor Emelianenko #14'). #127 is the other strong candidate because it is his other solo card and the one with foil-signature parallels and an autographed #127EX version. The choice of #014 over #127 is a market-convention call, not a manufacturer designation. DISPUTE: Sources disagree on whether his first cards are the Japanese-issued 2006 Pride FC (DSE) set or 2010 Leaf MMA. TCDB flags both the 2006 Pride FC cards and 2010 Leaf MMA #1 as RC, while Cardboard Connection calls 2010 Leaf MMA the 'first MMA product featuring Fedor Emelianenko' and a Beckett News headline calls the Leaf cards 'Fedor's First Cards' — neither mentions the 2006 set.

Uncertain

Which is Fedor's first card: TCDB flags the 2006 Pride FC (Japan) cards as RC, while Cardboard Connection and a Beckett headline present 2010 Leaf MMA as his first cards/product.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Within 2006 Pride FC, all eight Fedor cards carry TCDB's RC flag; #014 is the market favourite but #127 (solo, with the autograph version) is an equally valid choice.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Set naming: TCDB '2006 Pride FC' vs PSA '2006 Pride Card Collection (Grand Prix)' vs sellers' 'DSE Pride FC'.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

eBay seller titles attach card #71 to both Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman; TCDB lists #71 = Fedor/Coleman and #73 = Fedor/Randleman.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2010 Leaf MMA Showdowns dual autograph print runs: TCDB lists only Red /10; an eBay listing calls a version /5.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2025 Combat Anthology MMA Stars Signatures number: MS-FEM (TCDB) vs #5 (Checklist Insider).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

No evidence found for a Sports Illustrated for Kids or pre-2006 BBM Fedor card; TCDB notes earlier MMA appearances in Japanese wrestling and unlicensed sets, so an earlier card cannot be excluded.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC Knockout #120 — Jose Aldo.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #120.

Rookie status disputed: TCDB flags this card and 2010 Leaf MMA #83 as RC, Topps Ripped names 2011 Finest UFC #95 as his rookie, and SportsCardsPro marks none of them. #120 is FightCardboard's working pick.

High confidence

2010 Leaf MMA #83 — Jose Aldo.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2010 Leaf MMA #83.

Rookie status disputed: TCDB flags this card and 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #120 as RC, Topps Ripped names 2011 Finest UFC #95 instead, and SportsCardsPro marks neither 2010 card as a rookie. #83 is the earliest released of the three.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #AU-JA1 — Jose Aldo.

Probable

Single-source detail on 2010 Leaf MMA #AU-JA1.

Serials come from TCDB only. The 'first autograph' claim comes from a seller title and fits the release dates, but no independent source confirms it.

Probable

2010 Topps UFC Knockout #A-JA — Jose Aldo.

Probable

Single-source detail on 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #A-JA.

Only TCDB lists Aldo's A-JA card and its serials; Cardboard Connection confirms the product's autograph sets but does not name Aldo.

High confidence

2011 Finest UFC #95 — Jose Aldo.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2011 Finest UFC #95.

Topps Ripped calls this his rookie; TCDB flags 2010 cards instead. Ripped also lists a '2012 Topps UFC Finest Octafractor Auto #A-JA /8', but TCDB's Finest UFC Octafractor autograph is in the 2011 product — the year may be wrong on Ripped.

High confidence

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #2 — José Aldo.

Probable

José Aldo's rookie card: 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #120 — Jose Aldo.

TCDB flags two 2010 cards as Aldo rookies: Topps UFC Knockout #120 and Leaf MMA #83. FightCardboard's working pick is the Topps card because it is UFC-licensed and comes from Topps' first high-end UFC product (Cardboard Connection). eBay sellers routinely list #120 and its Gold /288 parallel as 'Rookie RC'. Leaf #83 came out first (September 2010 vs December 2010), so it has a real claim to be his first card. Topps' own Ripped blog instead names 2011 Finest UFC #95 as his rookie, calling it his first appearance as a UFC fighter. DISPUTE: TCDB flags both 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #120 and 2010 Leaf MMA #83 as RC. Topps Ripped names 2011 Finest UFC #95 as the rookie. SportsCardsPro does not mark #120 or #83 as rookie cards. Leaf #83 was released first.

Uncertain

Rookie card: TCDB flags both 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #120 and 2010 Leaf MMA #83; Topps Ripped names 2011 Finest UFC #95; SportsCardsPro marks none of them as rookie.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Release order: Leaf MMA (Sept 22, 2010) came out before Topps UFC Knockout (Dec 2010), so the Leaf card is his first card.

No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.

Uncertain

Topps Ripped lists a '2012 Topps UFC Finest Octafractor Auto #A-JA /8'; TCDB has the Finest UFC Octafractor autograph in 2011, and TCDB shows no serial for it. Year and print run are unconfirmed.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

The TCDB front image for Knockout #120 is filed as 'RepFr' (a replacement or representative scan).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Verified

2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 — Islam Makhachev.

High confidence

Card number mislabel on 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92.

The Card Centering Tool blog gives the number as #125. TCDB, Goldin and eBay all say #92.

High confidence

2020 Topps UFC #26 — Islam Makhachev.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2020 Topps UFC #26: parallel print runs are single-sourced (TCDB).

The parallel print runs come from TCDB only.

Probable

2021 Panini Instant UFC #26 — Islam Makhachev.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2021 Panini Instant UFC #26: event and release date.

The event and release date are unverified. The eBay title says 'UFC Fight Night' but gives no date, TCDB gives no date, and Beckett's 2021 Panini Instant UFC checklist was unavailable because of site maintenance.

Verified

2021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #25 — Islam Makhachev.

Verified

2022 Panini Prizm UFC #125 — Islam Makhachev.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #125: parallel print runs are set-wide.

Rookie status is not in doubt among sources: TCDB and PSA show no RC flag, though some collectors call it a 'Panini rookie'. The print runs come from Cardboard Connection's set-wide list, and one eBay listing confirms Red /299.

High confidence

2022 Panini Select UFC #29 — Islam Makhachev.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2022 Panini Select UFC #29: parallels are from eBay titles only.

The parallels come from eBay listing titles only and have not been checked against a manufacturer checklist.

High confidence

2022 Donruss UFC #SS-IMK — Islam Makhachev.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2022 Donruss UFC #SS-IMK: 'first autograph' status is inferred and parallel print runs are set-wide.

'First autograph' is FightCardboard's inference from release dates. TCDB lists no Makhachev auto before 2022, but there may be unlisted Topps or Panini Instant autographs. The eBay and Steiner signed Instant #26 and Knockout #84 cards are after-market signatures, not certified cards. The parallel print runs come from Cardboard Connection's set-wide list.

High confidence

2022 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #DA-KNI — Islam Makhachev / Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Unconfirmed

Unknown detail on 2022 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #DA-KNI: print run.

The print run is unknown. Neither TCDB nor Cardsmiths gives a serial number, so it is null here.

High confidence

Islam Makhachev's rookie card: 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 — Islam Makhachev.

TCDB lists no Makhachev card before 2019, and 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92 is the only card on his TCDB profile flagged RC. A Goldin lot (Gold Refractor /50, PSA 10) and eBay listings (SGC-graded, 'Features: Rookie') both sell #92 as his rookie. TCDB's rookie lists for 2021 and 2022 Panini Prizm UFC do not include him, and PSA's Makhachev Prizm #125 rainbow registry shows no RC designation. COMMON MIX-UPS (not a source dispute): some collectors call his first Panini Prizm (2022 #125) a 'Panini rookie', but his first Panini flagship cards (Prizm #125, Select #29, Chronicles #102) carry no RC flag on TCDB or PSA, and no source FightCardboard found calls a Panini card his RC. One collecting guide (cardcenteringtool.com) calls the rookie '2019 Topps UFC Chrome #125'; it is #92, and #125 is his 2022 Prizm number.

Probable

Rookie card: TCDB, Goldin and eBay graded listings support 2019 Topps Chrome UFC #92. Some collectors call his 2022 Panini Prizm #125, Select #29 or Chronicles #102 his 'Panini rookie', but TCDB and PSA show no RC flag on any of them.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Probable

Rookie card number mislabel: cardcenteringtool.com calls the rookie '2019 Topps UFC Chrome #125'. TCDB, Goldin and eBay say #92 (#125 is his 2022 Prizm number).

Rookie card number: cardcenteringtool.com calls the rookie '2019 Topps UFC Chrome #125'. TCDB, Goldin and eBay say #92 (#125 is his 2022 Prizm number).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Earliest Panini card: 2021 Panini Instant UFC #26 (print run 315) versus 2021 Immaculate #25 (/65, released December 31, 2021). The Instant card's event date is unverified.

No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.

Probable

Card numbers for the Signature Series and Dual Autograph cards: TCDB uses codes (SS-IMK, DA-KNI), while Cardboard Connection and Cardsmiths use checklist positions (#2, #17).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Unconfirmed

2022 Immaculate Dual Autograph print run is unknown.

No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.

Verified

2022 Panini Prizm UFC #115 — Ilia Topuria.

Uncertain

Seller mislabel and unconfirmed details on 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #115.

At least one eBay listing calls this a '2021 Panini Prizm UFC' Topuria RC. No such card exists: TCDB's 46-card rookie list for 2021 Prizm UFC doesn't include him, and the card is 2022 #115. The parallel print runs come from Cardboard Connection's set-wide list; only Purple /149 (eBay) and Blue Shimmer FOTL /7 (Goldin) were seen on Topuria copies. The 2022 Prizm checklist has no pack-issued Topuria autograph, so signed #115s on the market are signed after release and authenticated by PSA or Beckett.

Verified

2022 Donruss UFC #215 — Ilia Topuria.

Verified

2022 Panini Select UFC #23 — Ilia Topuria.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2022 Panini Select UFC #23.

Parallel print runs for White /75, Neon Green /49 and Lucky Envelopes /8 come only from eBay listing titles, so they're marked probable. Cardboard Connection lists the tier numbers (Octagonside #262, Mezzanine #320), but they weren't checked against TCDB.

High confidence

2022 Panini Chronicles UFC #82 — Ilia Topuria.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2022 Panini Chronicles UFC #82.

The COMC confirmation comes from its search-result title only (the page returned 403). Parallels weren't researched.

Verified

2022 Donruss Optic UFC #110 — Ilia Topuria.

Uncertain

Autograph checklist note on 2022 Donruss Optic UFC #110.

Cardboard Connection says Topuria isn't among the 15 Rated Rookie Signatures, so there's no Optic rookie autograph.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #77 — Ilia Topuria.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #77.

Checklist Insider says Topuria has a 2024 Topps Chrome UFC Future Stars Autograph, but TCDB's Future Stars Autographs Refractor checklist (20 cards) doesn't include him. Unresolved, so no Chrome autograph is listed here.

High confidence

2024 Topps Royalty UFC #SS-ITA — Ilia Topuria.

Uncertain

Unconfirmed detail on 2024 Topps Royalty UFC #SS-ITA.

Not established whether this is his first certified autograph. No earlier pack-issued Topuria auto was found in the 2022 Panini checklists checked (Prizm, Select, Optic, Donruss), but 2023 Panini products weren't fully checked. Checklist Insider says 'on-card' at the product level, not for this card specifically.

High confidence

Ilia Topuria's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #115 — Ilia Topuria.

TCDB lists no Topuria cards before 2022, and he isn't on its 2021 Prizm UFC rookie list or the 2021 Panini Instant UFC checklist. Of his RC-flagged 2022 cards, Prizm #115 is from the earliest product (released 25 Mar 2022 per TCDB and Cardboard Connection), ahead of Donruss (6 May), Select (1 Jul), Chronicles (31 Aug) and Optic (21 Dec). Slab-Z calls 2022 Prizm his 'first true rookie'. Donruss #215, Select #23, Chronicles #82 and Optic #110 are RC-flagged rookies too, so picking Prizm #115 as his main rookie rests on release order, not on the others being any less of a rookie.

Uncertain

Which 2022 card is 'the' rookie: Prizm #115 is the consensus (earliest release, flagship), but Donruss #215, Select #23, Chronicles #82 and Optic #110 are all RC-flagged on TCDB.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2022 Panini Instant UFC #23 (PR394) is sold as a 'rookie' by some sellers; TCDB gives it no RC flag and its release date wasn't confirmed.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Some eBay listings describe a '2021 Panini Prizm UFC' Topuria RC; he isn't in the 2021 set.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

Checklist Insider lists a 2024 Topps Chrome UFC Future Stars Autograph for Topuria; TCDB's Future Stars Autographs Refractor checklist doesn't include him.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

High confidence

UFC debut date: 11 October 2020 (Wikipedia; the Abu Dhabi local date). US listings may show 10 October 2020 because of the time difference — a time-zone convention, not a disagreement between sources.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

High confidence

2022 Panini Instant UFC #79 — Alex Pereira.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2022 Panini Instant UFC #79.

Rookie status: eBay catalog calls it RC; TCDB does not.

High confidence

2022 Panini Instant UFC #139 — Alex Pereira.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2022 Panini Instant UFC #139.

TCDB gives the set size as 132 cards, but this card is #139, so the checklist count may be out of date.

High confidence

2023 Panini Prizm UFC #111 — Alex Pereira.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #111.

Rookie status is disputed: TCDB flags it RC but SportsCardsPro's data field does not, and the 2022 Instant cards and Donruss Rated Rookie #209 are competing candidates. See the Pereira rookie card guide.

High confidence

2023 Donruss UFC #209 — Alex Pereira.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2023 Donruss UFC #209.

Rookie status is disputed: it carries TCDB RC and Rated Rookie flags, but Prizm #111 is RC-flagged and released earlier, and the 2022 Instant cards came first. Press Proof and Holo parallels appear on TCDB set lists; their serials were not confirmed (not a dispute).

Probable

2023 Panini Select UFC #RS-APR — Alex Pereira.

Unconfirmed

Serial numbers of the 2023 Panini Select UFC #RS-APR colour versions.

Only TCDB confirms the RS-APR number; serial numbers for the colour versions were not captured.

Probable

2023 Panini Prizm UFC #9 — Alex Pereira.

Unconfirmed

Insertion odds and case-hit status of 2023 Panini Prizm UFC Color Blast #9.

Card number #9 comes from TCDB only; the eBay title confirms the card but not its number. Insertion odds and case-hit status were not confirmed.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #4 — Alex Pereira.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #FSA-APE — Alex Pereira.

Uncertain

Disputed detail on 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #FSA-APE.

Checklist Insider lists a Chrome Rookie Autographs CRA-APE for Pereira; TCDB's 2024 listing did not show one.

Uncertain

Alex Pereira's rookie card: 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #111 — Alex Pereira.

Of the RC-flagged cards on TCDB, 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #111 was released first (April 28, 2023, vs June 9, 2023 for Donruss #209) and comes from Panini's flagship UFC chrome brand. Resale listings and Sports Card Investor treat it as his main rookie (SportsCardsPro's sales listings call it RC, though its own data field does not). This is recorded as the working pick only; the dispute is not resolved. The 2022 Panini Instant cards came first and eBay's catalog labels both RC, while TCDB does not flag them RC. DISPUTE: Contested. (1) 2022 Panini Instant #79 (print run 616) and #139 (print run 784) are his first cards; eBay's product catalog lists both as '(RC)' with the 'Rookie' feature, but TCDB lists them without an RC flag. (2) TCDB flags 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #111, 2023 Donruss UFC #209 and 2023 Donruss Optic UFC #108 as RC; Donruss and Optic also carry Rated Rookie (RR) flags. (3) SportsCardsPro's data fields show 'Is Rookie Card: No' for Prizm #111, while its sales listings call it RC. Collectors split between 'first card' (Instant), 'first flagship RC' (Prizm #111) and 'Rated Rookie' (Donruss #209).

Uncertain

Rookie card: 2022 Panini Instant #79 and #139 (first cards; eBay catalog 'RC'; no TCDB RC flag) vs 2023 Prizm #111 (TCDB RC, first released RC-flagged card) vs 2023 Donruss #209 Rated Rookie (TCDB RC and RR).

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

SportsCardsPro's data field lists Prizm #111 as not a rookie card, while sales listings on the same page call it RC.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

TCDB lists 2022 Panini Instant UFC as 132 cards, but Pereira's card is #139.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Uncertain

2024 Topps Chrome UFC Chrome Rookie Autographs CRA-APE is listed by Checklist Insider but did not appear in TCDB's listing.

Sources are named in the statement above; direct links have not been attached yet.

Unconfirmed

Which events the Instant #79 and #139 cards commemorate was not confirmed.

No credible source located, so nothing is asserted.

Verified

2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #63 — Amanda Nunes.

Verified

2014 Topps UFC Knockout #93 — Amanda Nunes.

Verified

2014 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-AN — Amanda Nunes.

Verified

2014 Topps UFC Champions #35 — Amanda Nunes.

Verified

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #86 — Amanda Nunes.

Probable

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #FA-AN — Amanda Nunes.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #66 — Amanda Nunes.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC — Color Blast #6 — Amanda Nunes.

Verified

Amanda Nunes's rookie card: 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #63 — Amanda Nunes.

TCDB flags 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #63 RC, and it is the only Nunes card TCDB lists for 2013, the earliest year she has cards. Topps Ripped features its Brazilian flag parallel as her earliest card. She has no Strikeforce or Invicta-era cards, so there's no pre-UFC question.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #10 — BJ Penn / Joey Gilbert.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #A-BJP — BJ Penn.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #AUG-BJP — BJ Penn.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #47 — BJ Penn.

Probable

2009 eTopps (MMA) #5 — BJ Penn.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #20a — BJ Penn.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #20b — BJ Penn.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #BLA-BP — BJ Penn.

High confidence

2011 Finest UFC #A-BJP — BJ Penn.

High confidence

2022 Donruss Optic UFC #37 — BJ Penn.

Probable

2024 Topps Gold Label UFC #CLS-EP — BJ Penn / Frankie Edgar.

High confidence

2024 Topps UFC Knockout #TRA-GMB — BJ Penn / Matt Hughes / Georges St-Pierre.

High confidence

BJ Penn's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #10 — BJ Penn / Joey Gilbert.

TCDB lists nothing licensed for Penn before 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 (released 23 February 2009). The only earlier item it records is a 2007 Rafo 'Fighters Borci' sticker, a sticker album issue rather than a trading card. TCDB flags two Penn cards RC: Round 1 #10 and Round 2 #47. Round 1 came out first, and #10 shows his UFC debut (also his professional debut) against Joey Gilbert at UFC 31, confirmed by NS Lists' checklist and the card's own 'UFC DEBUT 5.4.01 UFC 31' stamp. eBay sellers routinely list #10 as his RC. SportsCardsPro marks it 'Is Rookie Card: No', but it shows 'No' on every 2009 Topps UFC card we checked, so that field doesn't point to a different card.

Verified

2002 Fleer WWE Raw vs. SmackDown! #19 — Brock Lesnar.

Verified

2002 Fleer WWE Royal Rumble #4 — Brock Lesnar.

High confidence

2004 Leaf Rookies & Stars (football) #155 — Brock Lesnar.

High confidence

2004 Playoff Honors (football) #173 — Brock Lesnar.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #81 — Brock Lesnar / Frank Mir.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #69 — Brock Lesnar.

Verified

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FA-BL — Brock Lesnar.

High confidence

2009 Press Pass Fusion #SS-BL — Brock Lesnar.

Probable

2009 eTopps (MMA) #1 — Brock Lesnar.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #TFB-WL — Brock Lesnar / Dana White.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #AU-BL1 — Brock Lesnar.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #Q-ECLV — Brock Lesnar / Fedor Emelianenko / Shane Carwin / Cain Velasquez.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #MEA-BLE — Brock Lesnar.

High confidence

Brock Lesnar's rookie card: 2002 Fleer WWE Raw vs. SmackDown! #19 — Brock Lesnar.

Cardboard Connection says Lesnar's 'first appearance on cardboard came in 2002 Fleer WWE Raw vs. Smackdown'. TCDB flags #19 RC, and SportsCardsPro lists it as [Rookie]. The set came out on 24 July 2002, before 2002 Fleer WWE Absolute Divas #49 (with Paul Heyman, 2 October 2002) and Royal Rumble #4 (December 2002), per WrestlingTradingCards.com. Royal Rumble #4 also carries RC flags on TCDB and SportsCardsPro, which makes it his second RC. For his MMA cards alone, the first card is 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #81 (TCDB RC flag; Cardboard Connection: 'The first Brock Lesnar MMA cards are in 2009 Topps UFC Round 1').

Probable

2000 SEG Crave Entertainment UFC #7 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 — Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez.

Uncertain

TCDB flags both this card and Round 2 #39 as RC; Cardboard Connection says none of his first-year cards is an 'official' rookie.

High confidence

2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions #70 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #39 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FM-CL — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2009 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts #CFS-CL — Chuck Liddell.

Uncertain

Release date unconfirmed: Trader Cracks gives 17 March 2010, but Beckett previewed the product in July 2009.

High confidence

2009 Upper Deck Draft Edition #AM-CL — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2010 Leaf MMA #25 — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #47a — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CL — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #SS-CLD — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2021 Panini Select UFC #88 — Chuck Liddell.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #46 — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #HFA-CLI — Chuck Liddell.

High confidence

Chuck Liddell's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 — Chuck Liddell / Noe Hernandez.

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #5 is his first card in a UFC-licensed product (released 23 Feb 2009 per TCDB). It shows his UFC debut, TCDB flags it RC, and the eBay catalogue sells it as (RC). It is the working pick, not an undisputed rookie. TCDB also RC-flags his first solo card, Round 2 #39. Cardboard Connection says that 'none of them are deemed official rookie cards' and names Round 1 #5, Goodwin Champions #70 and Round 2 #39 as his first-year base cards. SportsCardsPro's data field marks #5 'No'.

Verified

2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #97 — Daniel Cormier.

High confidence

2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #CS-DCO — Daniel Cormier.

High confidence

2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #14 — Daniel Cormier.

High confidence

2012 Finest UFC #82 — Daniel Cormier.

Probable

2012 Finest UFC #A-DC — Daniel Cormier.

Probable

2015 Topps UFC Champions #74 — Daniel Cormier.

High confidence

2017 Topps Chrome UFC #3 — Daniel Cormier.

Probable

2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC #12 — Daniel Cormier.

High confidence

2019 Topps Chrome UFC #50 — Daniel Cormier.

High confidence

2021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #72 — Daniel Cormier.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #56 — Daniel Cormier.

Probable

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #MOC-DCO — Daniel Cormier.

Probable

2025 Panini Combat Anthology #26 — Daniel Cormier.

Verified

Daniel Cormier's rookie card: 2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #97 — Daniel Cormier.

TCDB flags 2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #97 as Cormier's RC, and it is the earliest card in his TCDB profile (TCDB's year filter starts at 2011). Cardboard Connection confirms #97 in the 220-card base set, describes Moment of Truth as the first UFC set with Strikeforce fighters, and marks his Certified Signatures card as a 'First Issue'. Seller titles on SportsCardsPro also call #97 his RC.

Verified

2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #42 — Israel Adesanya.

Verified

2019 Topps UFC Knockout #34 — Israel Adesanya.

Verified

2019 Topps Chrome UFC #57 — Israel Adesanya.

Verified

2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection #28 — Israel Adesanya.

High confidence

2020 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-IA — Israel Adesanya.

Verified

2020 Topps UFC #75 — Israel Adesanya.

High confidence

2020 Topps UFC #UFCA-IA — Israel Adesanya.

Uncertain

Parallel print runs differ: TCDB lists Black /50 and Gold /25, while Cardboard Connection describes the autograph parallels as Gold /50, Red /8 and Platinum 1/1.

Verified

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #120 — Israel Adesanya.

Verified

2021 Panini Select UFC #64 — Israel Adesanya.

Verified

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #81 — Israel Adesanya.

Verified

Israel Adesanya's rookie card: 2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #42 — Israel Adesanya.

TCDB lists only one Adesanya card dated 2018 — Museum Collection #42 — and it carries TCDB's RC flag and appears on TCDB's 20-card rookie list for the set. The card itself shows the Topps RC logo. Topps' own Ripped blog (August 15, 2024) presents #42 as his rookie card. His 2019 Knockout #34 and 2019 Chrome #57 are not RC-flagged; #57 is absent from TCDB's 2019 Chrome rookie list.

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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #27 — Kamaru Usman.

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2019 Topps UFC Knockout #35 — Kamaru Usman.

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2019 Topps Chrome UFC #14 — Kamaru Usman.

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2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection #MMR-KU — Kamaru Usman.

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2020 Topps UFC Knockout #26 — Kamaru Usman.

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2020 Topps UFC #50 — Kamaru Usman.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #151 — Kamaru Usman.

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2021 Panini Select UFC #7 — Kamaru Usman.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #108 — Kamaru Usman.

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Kamaru Usman's rookie card: 2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #27 — Kamaru Usman.

TCDB's Usman profile starts in 2018 with Museum Collection #27, flagged RC and included on TCDB's 20-card rookie list for the set; the card front carries the Topps RC logo. Cardboard Connection's checklist lists #27 in the base set. His next cards (2019 Knockout #35, 2019 Chrome #14) carry no RC flag, and #14 is absent from TCDB's 2019 Chrome rookie list.

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2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 — Max Holloway.

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2013 Finest UFC #62 — Max Holloway.

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2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #9 — Max Holloway.

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2013 Finest UFC #FFA-MHO — Max Holloway.

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2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #FAR-MH — Max Holloway.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #87 — Max Holloway.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #FA-MH — Max Holloway.

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2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC #MA-MH — Max Holloway.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #77 — Max Holloway.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #SG-MXH — Max Holloway.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #131 — Max Holloway.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #MEA-MHO — Max Holloway.

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Max Holloway's rookie card: 2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 — Max Holloway.

TCDB flags three 2013 Topps-made Holloway cards RC: 2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 (released May 22, 2013 per TCDB; Cardboard Connection's set article is dated June 2013), 2013 Finest UFC #62 (September 11, 2013) and 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #9 (December 13, 2013). None prints an RC logo. Knockout #42 is the working pick as the first to be released, and SLAB-Z notes it is 'often referred to as his first "rookie" card'. Finest #62 is the chromium rookie that Topps Ripped highlights; all three are legitimate RCs.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #66 — Nate Diaz / Manny Gamburyan.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #67 — Nate Diaz / Manny Gamburyan.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #3 — Nate Diaz.

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2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-ND — Nate Diaz.

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2011 Finest UFC #37 — Nate Diaz.

High confidence

2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #BDR-DD — Nate Diaz / Nick Diaz.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #55 — Nate Diaz.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #115 — Nate Diaz.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #OS-NDZ — Nate Diaz.

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Nate Diaz's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #66 — Nate Diaz / Manny Gamburyan.

TCDB's 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 rookie list flags #66 (Nate Diaz / Manny Gamburyan) RC, and MMA Rookies names it his 'True Rookie Card', with Round 2 #3 as an 'other rookie'. Round 1 was his first licensed set: TCDB lists no Diaz cards before 2009, and the Round 1 cards recreate his June 23, 2007 TUF 5 Finale debut.

Probable

1998 Culture House Heroes of Wrestling #8 — Randy Couture.

Uncertain

Card number #8 comes only from Cardboard Connection; the forum thread and GemRate confirm Couture is in the set but don't give the number.

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2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #310 — Randy Couture.

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2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #AGA-RA — Randy Couture.

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2008 Donruss Americana II #RK-RC — Randy Couture.

Probable

2008 Sportkings Series B #91 — Randy Couture.

Uncertain

The base card number comes from TCDB only; Cardboard Connection names the Sportkings autograph (RCO2, /40) but not the base number.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #4 — Randy Couture / Tony Halme.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #A-RC — Randy Couture.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #46 — Randy Couture.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FA-RC — Randy Couture.

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2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #16a — Randy Couture.

Uncertain

Randy Couture's rookie card: 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #310 — Randy Couture.

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #310 is the earliest Couture card that carries a recognised RC designation: TCDB flags it RC, and eBay sellers list it as his rookie. It's his first card from a major manufacturer, a non-SP base card (Cardboard Connection's A&G checklist). This is the working pick, because Cardboard Connection says Couture 'does not have an official rookie card' and calls the 1998 Culture House Heroes of Wrestling #8 his first card. A Collectors Universe thread also treats that 1998 card as his rookie.

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2012 Finest UFC #A-RR — Ronda Rousey.

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2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #150 — Ronda Rousey.

Probable

2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #A-RR — Ronda Rousey.

Uncertain

Cardboard Connection's summary mentions a base autographed version of 75 copies, but TCDB lists no serial number for the base Fighter Autograph. It is unclear whether 75 is a stated print run or a serial number, so serial is left null.

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2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #AFM-RR — Ronda Rousey.

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2013 Finest UFC #30 — Ronda Rousey.

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2013 Topps UFC Knockout #1 — Ronda Rousey.

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2013 Topps UFC Knockout #R-R — Ronda Rousey.

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2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #104 — Ronda Rousey.

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2014 Topps UFC Champions #76 — Ronda Rousey.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #98 — Ronda Rousey.

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2018 Topps WWE Women's Division #25 — Ronda Rousey.

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Ronda Rousey's rookie card: 2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #150 — Ronda Rousey.

TCDB flags 2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #150 RC, and Cardboard Connection calls it the 'de facto Ronda Rousey rookie card' as her first base-set card. Her 2012 Finest UFC autograph #A-RR came first, but Cardboard Connection notes she has no base card in 2012 Finest. That card is an autograph insert with a '1st Autograph' stamp and no RC designation, so it is her first card but not her rookie card.

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2012 Topps UFC Knockout #91 — Stipe Miocic.

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2012 Topps UFC Knockout #FA-SM — Stipe Miocic.

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2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #41 — Stipe Miocic.

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2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #A-SM — Stipe Miocic.

Probable

2016 Topps Now UFC #203-A — Stipe Miocic.

Probable

2016 Topps UFC Museum Collection #4 — Stipe Miocic.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #19 — Stipe Miocic.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #177 — Stipe Miocic.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #181 — Stipe Miocic.

Probable

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #MOC-SMI — Stipe Miocic.

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Stipe Miocic's rookie card: 2012 Topps UFC Knockout #91 — Stipe Miocic.

TCDB flags two Miocic cards RC, 2012 Topps UFC Knockout #91 and 2012 Topps UFC Bloodlines #41. Knockout came first: TCDB dates it March 21, 2012 and Cardboard Connection April 6, 2012, while TCDB dates Bloodlines December 7, 2012. The Knockout card is printed with a 'UFC DEBUT' tag (seen on the scan), and Cardboard Connection's checklist confirms #91.

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2019 Topps UFC Knockout #87 — Alexander Volkanovski.

Probable

2019 Topps Chrome UFC #UFCK-AV — Alexander Volkanovski.

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2020 Topps UFC #48 — Alexander Volkanovski.

Probable

2020 Topps UFC Knockout #23 — Alexander Volkanovski.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #36 — Alexander Volkanovski.

Probable

2021 Panini Chronicles UFC #TT-AVK — Alexander Volkanovski.

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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #CS-AVK — Alexander Volkanovski.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #7 — Alexander Volkanovski.

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Alexander Volkanovski's rookie card: 2019 Topps UFC Knockout #87 — Alexander Volkanovski.

TCDB lists no Volkanovski cards before 2019. The only RC-flagged card in his 2019 listing is 2019 Topps UFC Knockout #87, which prints an octagon RC badge on the front. Cardboard Connection's checklist confirms #87 in the 100-card set released May 8, 2019. His only other 2019 card is the unflagged UFC Knockout Chrome insert UFCK-AV in 2019 Topps Chrome UFC.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #82 — Cain Velasquez / Brad Morris.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #VD18 — Cain Velasquez.

High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #61 — Cain Velasquez.

Probable

2010 Leaf MMA #AU-CV1 — Cain Velasquez.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-CV — Cain Velasquez.

High confidence

2011 Finest UFC #A-CV — Cain Velasquez.

High confidence

2021 Panini Select UFC #28 — Cain Velasquez.

High confidence

Cain Velasquez's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #82 — Cain Velasquez / Brad Morris.

TCDB's Velasquez listing starts in 2009 and has two RC-flagged cards: Round 1 #82 (released 23 February 2009) and Round 2 #61 (30 September 2009). #82 came first and shows his UFC debut against Brad Morris at UFC 83, confirmed by NS Lists and the card's own 'UFC DEBUT 4.19.08 UFC 83' stamp. No licensed pre-UFC card turned up from his Strikeforce or Arizona State wrestling days. SportsCardsPro marks #82 'Is Rookie Card: No', but it does the same for every 2009 Topps UFC card we checked, so it isn't pointing at a different card.

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2010 Topps UFC Knockout #147 — Charles Oliveira.

High confidence

2010 Leaf MMA #AU-CO1 — Charles Oliveira.

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2011 Topps UFC Title Shot #93 — Charles Oliveira.

High confidence

2011 Topps UFC Title Shot #FM-CO — Charles Oliveira.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #174 — Charles Oliveira.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #42 — Charles Oliveira.

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Charles Oliveira's rookie card: 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #147 — Charles Oliveira.

TCDB flags 2010 Topps UFC Knockout #147 as RC, and the card carries Topps' 'UFC DEBUT' tag, visible on the SportsCardsPro scan. It is the only RC-designated Oliveira card in TCDB's list. His other 2010 card, the Leaf MMA Autographs AU-CO1, has no RC designation and no UFC branding.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC Knockout #FG-DJ — Demetrious Johnson.

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2011 Finest UFC #33 — Demetrious Johnson.

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2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #201 — Demetrious Johnson.

High confidence

2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #CS-DJ — Demetrious Johnson.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #23 — Demetrious Johnson.

High confidence

2025 Panini Combat Anthology #98 — Demetrious Johnson.

High confidence

Demetrious Johnson's rookie card: 2011 Finest UFC #33 — Demetrious Johnson.

TCDB flags two 2011 Johnson cards RC: Finest #33 and Moment of Truth #201. MMA Rookies calls Finest #33 his 'True Rookie Card' and lists Moment of Truth #201 as an 'other rookie'. Moment of Truth didn't release until November 30, 2011 (Cardboard Connection). His only earlier card, 2010 Knockout FG-DJ, is an un-flagged relic.

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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #92 — Dricus du Plessis.

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2022 Panini Select UFC #44 — Dricus du Plessis.

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2022 Panini Chronicles UFC #79 — Dricus du Plessis.

Probable

2022 Panini Instant UFC #RR13 — Dricus du Plessis.

Probable

2022 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #57 — Dricus du Plessis.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #62 — Dricus du Plessis.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #FSA-DDP — Dricus du Plessis.

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Dricus du Plessis's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #92 — Dricus du Plessis.

TCDB's du Plessis profile starts in 2022, and the earliest-released RC-flagged card is 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #92 (March 25, 2022). It is on TCDB's 57-card rookie list for the set, Cardboard Connection's checklist confirms him as #92, and the card front carries Panini's 'ROOKIE CARD' RC shield. His other 2022 rookies — Select #44/#242/#317 (July 1, 2022) and Chronicles #79 (August 31, 2022) — are also genuine RCs but came later.

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2011 Finest UFC #2 — Dustin Poirier.

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2011 Finest UFC #A-DP — Dustin Poirier.

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2011 Topps UFC Moment of Truth #194 — Dustin Poirier.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #8 — Dustin Poirier.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #128 — Dustin Poirier.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #OS-DPR — Dustin Poirier.

Probable

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #64 — Dustin Poirier.

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Dustin Poirier's rookie card: 2011 Finest UFC #2 — Dustin Poirier.

TCDB flags two 2011 Poirier cards RC: Finest #2 and Moment of Truth #194. MMA Rookies names Finest #2 his 'True Rookie Card' and lists Moment of Truth #194 as an 'other rookie'. Moment of Truth released Nov 30, 2011 (Cardboard Connection). TCDB lists no Poirier cards before 2011, so his WEC stint has no cards.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #78 — Francis Ngannou.

High confidence

2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC #13 — Francis Ngannou.

Probable

2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC #MA-FN — Francis Ngannou.

Probable

2018 Topps Chrome UFC #32 — Francis Ngannou.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #52 — Francis Ngannou.

High confidence

2021 Panini Select UFC #120 — Francis Ngannou.

Probable

2025 Panini Contenders PFL #7 — Francis Ngannou.

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Francis Ngannou's rookie card: 2017 Topps Chrome UFC #78 — Francis Ngannou.

TCDB flags two Ngannou cards RC, both from 2017-dated sets: Topps Chrome UFC #78 (released September 20, 2017) and Museum Collection #13 (released February 28, 2018). Chrome came out first. Collectibles.com also lists Chrome #78 as his RC, and TCDB has no earlier Ngannou card.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #84 — Jiri Prochazka.

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2021 Panini Select UFC #35 — Jiri Prochazka.

High confidence

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #OS-JPZ — Jiri Prochazka.

High confidence

2021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #106 — Jiri Prochazka.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #95 — Jiri Prochazka.

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Jiří Procházka's rookie card: 2021 Panini Prizm UFC #84 — Jiri Prochazka.

TCDB's full list for Prochazka starts in 2021, and TCDB flags Prizm #84 RC; the RC logo is visible on the SportsCardsPro scan. Cardboard Connection dates 2021 Panini Prizm UFC to April 28, 2021. His Select (#35/#149/#285) and Chronicles rookies are also RC-flagged, but Prizm is the flagship rookie most collectors mean.

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2014 Topps UFC Champions #129 — Jorge Masvidal.

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2015 Topps UFC Chronicles #195 — Jorge Masvidal.

High confidence

2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection #38 — Jorge Masvidal.

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2020 Topps UFC #49 — Jorge Masvidal.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #25 — Jorge Masvidal.

High confidence

2021 Panini Prizm UFC #SS-JMS — Jorge Masvidal.

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Jorge Masvidal's rookie card: 2014 Topps UFC Champions #129 — Jorge Masvidal.

TCDB's Masvidal cards start with 2014 Topps UFC Champions #129, flagged RC, and MMA Rookies names it his 'True Rookie Card', with 2015 Topps UFC Chronicles #195 as an 'other rookie'. TCDB lists no pre-2014 licensed cards from his Strikeforce or regional years.

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2018 Topps Chrome UFC #71 — Justin Gaethje.

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2018 Topps UFC Knockout #3 — Justin Gaethje.

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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #23 — Justin Gaethje.

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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #MMR-JG — Justin Gaethje.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #141 — Justin Gaethje.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #SG-JGT — Justin Gaethje.

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2021 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #DA-KJG — Justin Gaethje / Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #104 — Justin Gaethje.

High confidence

Justin Gaethje's rookie card: 2018 Topps Chrome UFC #71 — Justin Gaethje.

TCDB lists no Gaethje cards before 2018. Three 2018 Topps cards carry the RC logo: Knockout #3, Chrome #71 and Museum Collection #23. TCDB flags all three RC, and the scans show the logo. We lead with Chrome #71 because it is the chromium flagship with the full Refractor rainbow (Cardboard Connection, TCDB, Sports Card Investor). Knockout #3 came out first (July 20, 2018 vs September 19, 2018, per Cardboard Connection) and is an equally valid RC. Collectors choosing between them are picking a preference, not settling a dispute.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #7 — Khamzat Chimaev.

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2021 Panini Select UFC #57 — Khamzat Chimaev.

High confidence

2021 Panini Chronicles UFC #25 — Khamzat Chimaev.

High confidence

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

High confidence

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

Uncertain

Cardboard Connection's 2022 Prizm UFC page (as summarised when fetched) did not list Chimaev in its autograph checklists, while SportsCardsPro, Goldin and eBay listings all show SG-KCH. Treated as existing.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #114 — Khamzat Chimaev.

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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.

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2015 Topps UFC Champions #171 — Leon Edwards.

High confidence

2015 Topps UFC Chronicles #255 — Leon Edwards.

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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #34 — Leon Edwards.

High confidence

2019 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-LE — Leon Edwards.

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2019 Topps Chrome UFC #2 — Leon Edwards.

High confidence

2019 Topps Chrome UFC #FA-LE — Leon Edwards.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #17 — Leon Edwards.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #115 — Leon Edwards.

High confidence

Leon Edwards's rookie card: 2015 Topps UFC Champions #171 — Leon Edwards.

TCDB's Edwards profile begins in 2015 with two RC-flagged cards: 2015 Topps UFC Champions #171 (released October 28, 2015) and 2015 Topps UFC Chronicles #255 (TCDB date February 3, 2016). Topps' own Ripped blog (July 24, 2024) names the 2015 Champions card as his rookie card, and the card front carries the RC logo. Champions is the earlier of the two, so it is the pick; Chronicles #255 is a legitimate second RC-flagged card rather than a competing claim.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #8 — Matt Hughes / Valeri Ignatov.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #27 — Matt Hughes.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #FM-MH — Matt Hughes.

Probable

2011 Finest UFC #FF-SH — Matt Hughes / Georges St-Pierre.

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2022 Donruss Optic UFC #47 — Matt Hughes.

Probable

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #HFA-MHU — Matt Hughes.

High confidence

Matt Hughes's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #8 — Matt Hughes / Valeri Ignatov.

TCDB lists no Hughes card before 2009. Round 1 #8, released 23 Feb 2009 in the first UFC-licensed Topps set, is RC-flagged on TCDB and catalogued as (RC) by eBay, and it shows his UFC debut. Round 2 #27 also carries TCDB's RC flag but came out on 30 Sep 2009. #8 is the working pick because it came first, not because any source rules out #27.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #87 — Merab Dvalishvili.

Probable

2021 Panini Instant UFC #RR25 — Merab Dvalishvili.

Probable

2022 Panini Prizm UFC #198 — Merab Dvalishvili.

Probable

2022 Donruss Optic UFC #SS-MDV — Merab Dvalishvili.

High confidence

2024 Topps Now UFC #21 — Merab Dvalishvili.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #135 — Merab Dvalishvili.

High confidence

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.

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2018 Topps Chrome UFC #84 — Sean O'Malley.

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2018 Topps Chrome UFC #FA-SOM — Sean O'Malley.

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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #39 — Sean O'Malley.

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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #SSAR-SOM — Sean O'Malley.

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2019 Topps UFC Knockout #16 — Sean O'Malley.

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2019 Topps Chrome UFC #90 — Sean O'Malley.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #61 — Sean O'Malley.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #173 — Sean O'Malley.

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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.

Probable

2000 SEG Crave Entertainment UFC #6 — Tito Ortiz.

Uncertain

Only TCDB documents this set; no second checklist was found.

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #18 — Tito Ortiz / Patrick Cote.

High confidence

2009 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts #CFS-TO — Tito Ortiz.

Uncertain

Release timing is unresolved (Trader Cracks: 17 Mar 2010; a forum poster calls it 'Prominent Cuts 2010'), so which came first, this card or 2010 Topps #FA-TO, isn't settled.

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2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #78a — Tito Ortiz.

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2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #FA-TO — Tito Ortiz.

High confidence

2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #TFB-WO — Tito Ortiz / Dana White.

Probable

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #186 — Tito Ortiz.

Probable

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #HFA-TOR — Tito Ortiz.

Probable

Tito Ortiz's rookie card: 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #18 — Tito Ortiz / Patrick Cote.

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #18 is the earliest Ortiz card with a recognised RC designation (TCDB's RC flag, shared with Patrick Cote on this dual card). It's also his first card in a UFC-licensed product. A 2009 Beckett item quoted on Collectors Universe said that all of his trading cards then came from 2009 Round 1. This is the working pick, with a caveat: he is the secondary subject, and the card shows Cote's debut, not his. His first solo UFC card is 2010 Topps UFC #78a.

High confidence

2021 Panini Instant UFC #35 — Tom Aspinall.

Uncertain

Rookie status: the card itself bears an RC logo, but TCDB does not flag it RC and flags only his 2022 Panini cards (Prizm #134, Donruss #216, Optic #120, Select).

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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #134 — Tom Aspinall.

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2022 Donruss UFC #216 — Tom Aspinall.

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2022 Donruss Optic UFC #120 — Tom Aspinall.

Probable

2022 Panini Select UFC #98 — Tom Aspinall.

Probable

2022 Panini Immaculate Collection UFC #101 — Tom Aspinall.

High confidence

2024 Topps Chrome UFC #187 — Tom Aspinall.

Uncertain

Tom Aspinall's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #134 — Tom Aspinall.

TCDB flags his 2022 cards RC: Panini Prizm #134 (25 March 2022), Donruss #216 Rated Rookie (6 May 2022), Select and Optic #120; Prizm #134 came first, and SportsCardsPro also labels it a rookie. His earliest card, 2021 Panini Instant #35 (4 September 2021 fight), prints Panini's RC logo, visible on the SportsCardsPro scan, but has no TCDB RC flag. 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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2017 Topps UFC Knockout #75 — Valentina Shevchenko.

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2017 Topps Chrome UFC #83 — Valentina Shevchenko.

High confidence

2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC #30 — Valentina Shevchenko.

Probable

2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC #MA-VS — Valentina Shevchenko.

Probable

2018 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-VS — Valentina Shevchenko.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #139 — Valentina Shevchenko.

High confidence

Valentina Shevchenko's rookie card: 2017 Topps UFC Knockout #75 — Valentina Shevchenko.

TCDB flags three 2017-branded Shevchenko cards RC: Topps UFC Knockout #75 (released May 10, 2017), Topps Chrome UFC #83 (September 20, 2017) and Topps Museum Collection UFC #30 (February 28, 2018). All three have the RC designation. Knockout #75 was issued first, so it is the earliest RC. Chrome #83 is the one most sales listings call 'the rookie', but that reflects market preference, not an earlier release.

Probable

2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection #MMR-WZ — Zhang Weili.

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2020 Topps UFC Knockout #5 — Zhang Weili.

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2020 Topps UFC #87 — Zhang Weili.

High confidence

2020 Topps UFC #98 — Zhang Weili.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #189 — Zhang Weili.

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2021 Panini Prizm UFC #CS-ZWL — Zhang Weili.

High confidence

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.

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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #187 — Arman Tsarukyan.

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2022 Donruss UFC #170 — Arman Tsarukyan.

High confidence

2022 Panini Select UFC #286 — Arman Tsarukyan.

High confidence

Arman Tsarukyan's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #187 — Arman Tsarukyan.

TCDB's card list for Tsarukyan starts in 2022, with no 2019–2021 cards despite his April 2019 UFC debut. Of his RC-flagged 2022 cards, Prizm #187 released first (TCDB: March 25, 2022, vs. Donruss May 6 and Select July 1) and shows a printed RC shield. SportsCardsPro tracks it with his other 2022 base cards.

High confidence

2022 Panini Instant UFC #118 — Bo Nickal.

Probable

2018 Sports Illustrated for Kids cards #720 — Bo Nickal.

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2023 Panini Prizm UFC #103 — Bo Nickal.

Verified

2023 Donruss UFC #203 — Bo Nickal.

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Bo Nickal's rookie card: 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #103 — Bo Nickal.

TCDB flags 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #103 (released April 2023) and 2023 Donruss #203 Rated Rookie (June 2023) as RC; Prizm #103 came out first and SportsCardsPro also lists it as a rookie. His earlier 2022 Panini Instant #118, commemorating his 27 September 2022 Contender Series win, carries Panini's printed RC logo but no TCDB RC flag. His 2018 Sports Illustrated for Kids #720 is a college-wrestling card with no RC designation. 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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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 — Diego Lopes.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #CRA-DLO — Diego Lopes.

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2024 Topps Royalty UFC #RA-DL — Diego Lopes.

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Diego Lopes's rookie card: 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 — Diego Lopes.

TCDB's card list for Diego Lopes starts in 2024 and flags 2024 Topps Chrome UFC #26 RC. SportsCardsPro lists it as a rookie card, and the front has a printed RC logo. The other RC-flagged base cards (2024 Topps Finest UFC #42/#142) came out later, in February 2025 per TCDB.

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2021 Panini Instant UFC #49 — Ian Machado Garry.

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2022 Donruss UFC #213 — Ian Machado Garry.

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2022 Donruss Optic UFC #108 — Ian Machado Garry.

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2022 Panini Select UFC #51 — Ian Machado Garry.

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Ian Machado Garry's rookie card: 2022 Donruss UFC #213 — Ian Machado Garry.

TCDB's first RC-flagged cards for him are 2022 Donruss #213 Rated Rookie (May 2022) and the later 2022 Optic #108 Rated Rookie, Select and Chronicles cards; Donruss #213 came first. His earliest card, 2021 Panini Instant #49 (UFC 268, 6 November 2021), prints Panini's RC logo but has no TCDB RC flag. 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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2022 Panini Instant UFC #1 — Jack Della Maddalena.

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2023 Panini Prizm UFC #187 — Jack Della Maddalena.

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2023 Donruss UFC #208 — Jack Della Maddalena.

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2023 Panini Select UFC #RS-JDM — Jack Della Maddalena.

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Jack Della Maddalena's rookie card: 2023 Panini Prizm UFC #187 — Jack Della Maddalena.

TCDB RC-flags his 2023 releases: Panini Prizm #187, Donruss #208 Rated Rookie and Optic #144 Rated Rookie; Prizm #187 came first, and SportsCardsPro also lists it as a rookie. His earliest card, 2022 Panini Instant #1 from his UFC 270 debut (22 January 2022), prints Panini's RC logo, but TCDB does not flag it and SportsCardsPro marks it 'not a rookie'. 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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2012 Topps U.S. Olympic Team & Hopefuls #13 — Kayla Harrison.

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2024 Topps Gold Label UFC #83 — Kayla Harrison.

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2024 Topps Gold Label UFC #RCA-KHN — Kayla Harrison.

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2024 Topps Royalty UFC #RRA-KHN — Kayla Harrison.

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2024 Topps Finest UFC #RFA-KH — Kayla Harrison.

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Kayla Harrison's rookie card: 2024 Topps Gold Label UFC #83 — Kayla Harrison.

TCDB flags 2024 Topps Gold Label UFC #83 RC (set released December 13, 2024). It's the only RC-flagged base card among her 2024 cards on TCDB. She has no 2024 Topps Chrome UFC base card (a SportsCardsPro search found none), and her 2012 Olympic card isn't RC-designated. The Gold Label, Finest and Royalty rookie autographs are all from 2024, but TCDB lists release dates only for Gold Label, so the order of those products is unconfirmed.

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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #130 — Movsar Evloev.

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2022 Donruss UFC #218 — Movsar Evloev.

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2022 Panini Select UFC #43 — Movsar Evloev.

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2022 Panini Chronicles UFC #ST-MEV — Movsar Evloev.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #143 — Movsar Evloev.

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Movsar Evloev's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #130 — Movsar Evloev.

TCDB's list starts in 2022 and flags Prizm #130 RC; the RC logo is visible on the SportsCardsPro scan. Cardboard Connection dates 2022 Prizm UFC to March 25, 2022, ahead of 2022 Donruss UFC (May 6, 2022), which holds his Rated Rookie #218.

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2021 Panini Instant UFC #34 — Paddy Pimblett.

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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #88 — Paddy Pimblett.

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2022 Donruss UFC #207 — Paddy Pimblett.

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2022 Donruss Optic UFC #103 — Paddy Pimblett.

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Paddy Pimblett's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #88 — Paddy Pimblett.

Prizm #88 is the earliest RC-flagged Pimblett card on TCDB. It came from Panini's flagship UFC product (released 25 March 2022), ahead of Donruss #207 (6 May 2022) and Optic #103 (21 December 2022), and SportsCardsPro and Sports Card Investor label it a rookie. It is the working pick, not an undisputed rookie: the 2021 Panini Instant #34 came out earlier and has Panini's RC logo printed on the front.

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2025 Topps Chrome UFC #141 — Payton Talbott.

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2025 Topps Chrome UFC #CRA-PT — Payton Talbott.

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2025 Topps Knockout UFC #37 — Payton Talbott.

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Payton Talbott's rookie card: 2025 Topps Chrome UFC #141 — Payton Talbott.

TCDB flags five 2025 Talbott cards RC. The earliest is 2025 Topps Chrome UFC #141, released June 27, 2025 per Checklist Insider, which also marks it RC. The card itself carries Topps' RC logo, and MMA Rookies names it his 'True Rookie Card'. TCDB lists no cards before 2025, so there are no Panini-era cards of him.

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

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

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2023 Donruss UFC #206 — Raul Rosas Jr..

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

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

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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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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #80 — Shavkat Rakhmonov.

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2022 Panini Select UFC #84 — Shavkat Rakhmonov.

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2022 Donruss Optic UFC #115 — Shavkat Rakhmonov.

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2024 Topps Chrome UFC #177 — Shavkat Rakhmonov.

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Shavkat Rakhmonov's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #80 — Shavkat Rakhmonov.

TCDB's earliest Rakhmonov year is 2022. TCDB flags Prizm #80 RC, and the card front has Panini's RC logo, seen on the SportsCardsPro scan. 2022 Prizm UFC was released March 25, 2022 (TCDB and Cardboard Connection, which lists him at #80), before his other 2022 RCs: Select #84 (RC logo seen) and Optic #115 Rated Rookie.

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2022 Panini Prizm UFC #32 — Umar Nurmagomedov.

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2022 Panini Instant UFC #14 — Umar Nurmagomedov.

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2022 Panini Select UFC #81 — Umar Nurmagomedov.

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2022 Panini Chronicles UFC #77 — Umar Nurmagomedov.

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2022 Panini Instant UFC #65 — Umar Nurmagomedov.

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Umar Nurmagomedov's rookie card: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC #32 — Umar Nurmagomedov.

TCDB lists no Umar Nurmagomedov cards before 2022. It flags 2022 Panini Prizm #32, Select #81/#236/#355 and Chronicles #77 as RC; Prizm #32 released first (25 March 2022, per TCDB), and SportsCardsPro listings sell it as his RC. 2022 Panini Instant #14 (UFC 272, 5 March 2022) prints Panini's RC logo and probably reached collectors slightly earlier, but TCDB does not flag Instant cards. 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.