We have catalogued 18 versions of Ilia Topuria cards that bring back an old design, from 3 collections between 2022 and 2026. 17 have a photo of the actual copy.
Cards that bring back a design from another era and say so: the year or name of the original design appears on the card itself or on its official checklist. There are three, from two makers.
1986 Topps (2026 Topps Chrome UFC)
1986 Topps is a 20-card insert in 2026 Topps Chrome UFC, with Ilia Topuria at #86-5, per the official checklist. The back of our copy presents itself as a “1986 Topps card from 2026 Topps Chrome UFC” and has a “Talkin' UFC” box with a single sentence: he became a two-division champion at UFC 317 by beating Charles Oliveira.
Odds from the official sheet, in Hobby packs: base 1:8, Refractor 1:27, Blue /150 1:177, Green /99 1:267, Gold /50 1:529, Orange /25 1:1,057, Black /10 1:2,642, Red /5 1:5,284 and SuperFractor 1/1 1:26,417.
The Geometrics come in Breaker's Delight: Geometric 1:12, Gold Geometric /50 1:13, Purple Geometric /10 1:61 and Black Geometric /2 1:303.
With 20 cards, the 86-5 base comes on average once every 160 Hobby packs: our estimate. The full ladder is in Ilia Topuria 1986 Topps.
The official 2025 Knockout UFC checklist titles the set “2012 Throwback Signatures”: 24 autographs, with Ilia Topuria at #TB-IT. The back of our copy reads “2012 Throwback Signatures Autograph Card from 2025 Topps Knockout UFC” and lists him as “Featherweight”. It is in 2025 Topps Knockout UFC.
Odds from the official sheet, in Hobby packs: base 1:37, Red 1:144, Gold 1:450 and Platinum 1:3,563.
Print runs, per our catalogue and the numbering on the copies: base /99, Red /25, Gold /8 and Platinum 1/1.
With 24 signers, the TB-IT base comes on average once every 888 Hobby packs: our estimate, assuming an even split.
Rated Rookie Retro (2022 Panini Instant UFC)
The back of #RR16 from Panini Instant UFC Rated Rookie Retro prints “Rated Rookie Retro”, “Featherweight” and the run “1/492”; the front carries the Donruss logo, the “22” and the Rated Rookie badge. According to Beckett (secondary source), it is a 36-fighter print-on-demand set with the 1982 Donruss Baseball design, sold only as complete sets on Panini's website at $34.99 from 8 July 2022.
A single version: no parallels. Its place among Ilia Topuria's first cards is in Ilia Topuria rookie cards.
What is not included
Goudey from 2023 Goodwin Champions (the GA-IT autograph and the GL-IT lenticular): the name is that of an old brand, but neither the Upper Deck checklist nor the card says it copies a specific design.
Inception from 2025 Knockout (#IN-26): a current design; its back tells his UFC debut against Youssef Zalal and does not bring back an old design.
How to read this list
1/1 versions in the list: 2; confirmed sales: 187. “No photo”: the piece is on the checklist and we have not seen it yet; 1 today. The autographs are also in Ilia Topuria autographs.