Ilia Topuria in 2025: the collections and the fight of the year

In 2025 Ilia Topuria gave up the featherweight belt, moved up to lightweight and won it. We have catalogued 361 cards with 2025 in the name, from 8 collections; 311 have a photo of the actual copy. Here they are in release order, with the fight each one recalls.

Cards · 361

By year: 2025 361

Ilia Topuria in 2025: from featherweight to lightweight

20 February: he vacates the featherweight belt and announces the move up to lightweight, per El Debate (press).
28 June, UFC 317 in Las Vegas: KO of Charles Oliveira in the first round, at 2:27, and the lightweight title, per the official UFC 317 page. Champion in two divisions and 17-0, 9-0 in the UFC at year's end.

The 2025 collections, in release order

27 June 2025: 2025 Topps Chrome UFC, base #43, the Mark of a Champion autograph and its inserts, the day before UFC 317, per Cardboard Connection (secondary source).
June 2025: 2025 Topps NOW, #18 for the lightweight title, printed after UFC 317, with its autographs. The detail is in Ilia Topuria Topps NOW.
25 July 2025: 2025 Topps Chrome Sapphire UFC, #43 in Sapphire and Sapphire Selections, per Checklist Insider (secondary source). The whole brand is in Ilia Topuria Sapphire.
8 August 2025: 2025 Topps Midnight UFC, #11, Constellations, Insomnia, Greetings From and the Relic Autographs, per Checklist Insider (secondary source).
24 October 2025: 2025 Topps Knockout UFC, #69, Knockout Artists, The Ultimate Fighter, autographs and canvas relics, per Checklist Insider (secondary source).
7 November 2025: 2025 Topps Finest UFC, Common #43, Uncommon #115 and Rare #241, Golden Moments, Intimidators and Finest Moments Signatures, per Checklist Insider (secondary source).
23 January 2026: 2025 Topps Stadium Club UFC, #23 on card stock and #C-23 in Chrome, per Checklist Insider (secondary source).
6 February 2026: 2025 Topps Royalty UFC, #97, Prodigious Pairings with Merab Dvalishvili and dual autographs, per Checklist Insider (secondary source).

Card year and release year

2025 Stadium Club and Royalty came out in 2026; they are still 2025 cards.
The other way round, 2024 Finest, Metal Universe and Royalty came out between February and April 2025: they are in Ilia Topuria in 2024.

Card year and fight year

Many 2025 cards recall 2024 fights. UFC 298, the title against Alexander Volkanovski, is the subject of Greetings From (Midnight), Dare to Be Great (Chrome) and Golden Moments (Finest): they are in UFC 298 cards. UFC 308 against Max Holloway is the subject of Constellations #CS-7 (Midnight), in UFC 308 cards.
The 2025 fight only has 2025 cards in Topps NOW: #18 and the UFC 317 poster. 2025 Topps Chrome came out the day before, and the inserts that recall it are from 2026. All of them together are in UFC 317 cards.

2025 base cards and inserts with their own page

Base cards: Topps Chrome #43, Sapphire #43, Midnight #11, Knockout #69, Finest Common #43, Uncommon #115 and Rare #241, Stadium Club #23 and Royalty #97.
Chrome inserts: Mark of a Champion, Dare to Be Great, Top of the Class, Plexus and Hidden Gems. Sapphire: Sapphire Selections.
Midnight: Constellations and Insomnia; his relic autograph, Relic Autographs, has a page too. Knockout: Knockout Artists and The Ultimate Fighter. Finest: Golden Moments, Intimidators and Finest Moments Signatures. Royalty: Prodigious Pairings.

How to read this list

1/1 versions in the list: 48. Confirmed sales recorded: 4,561. “No photo”: the piece is on the checklist and we have not seen it yet; 50 today.
The list groups by the year printed on the collection, not by release date.

Sources

Career: UFC 317 on UFC.com and El Debate, 20 February 2025.
Release dates, from secondary sources: Cardboard Connection for Chrome; Checklist Insider for Sapphire, Midnight, Knockout, Finest, Stadium Club and Royalty.