Why it matters
Topps acquired the UFC licence in October 2008 and Round 1 was the result — Topps's first UFC-licensed set. (It was not the first MMA set: 2006 PRIDE FC, issued in Japan, came three years earlier.) What it does not carry is a Jon Jones card.
From the table
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In the archive
24 key cards from this set.
Fighters in this set
Sources & research Verified×1High confidence×1
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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.
- Trading Card Database2009 Topps UFC Round 1 — MMA Checklist, accessed September 20, 2026 Used to establish the negative: Round 1 is a 100-card set and contains no Jon Jones card.
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.
- ToppsTopps and UFC Card History, accessed September 20, 2026 Manufacturer-published. Confirms Topps acquired the UFC licence in October 2008 with first release in 2009. Does not state when the licence ended.