Carlos Prates has achieved 14 knockdowns across only eight UFC fights, a rate that surpasses even great fighters who typically needed 14-15 fights to reach such numbers. He knocked down Li Jingliang five times, Jack Maddalena three times, and Neil Magny twice. Prates also scored single knockdowns against Giles, Neal, Radtke, and Edwards. He nearly finished Ian Garry with ground-and-pound punches after dropping him. This knockdown rate is exceptional and demonstrates Prates' striking dominance.
Carlos Prates has quietly built one of the most remarkable knockdown records in recent UFC welterweight history, accumulating 14 knockdowns across just eight appearances in the promotion.
The Brazilian striker, nicknamed "The Nightmare," has made that label look fitting at every turn. Prates, 32, carries a 24-7 record and currently sits fifth in the welterweight rankings. Standing six-foot-one with a 78-inch reach, he fights out of Vale Top Team on a switch stance and lands significant strikes at a rate of 3.77 per minute while connecting on 55 percent of his attempts — an accuracy figure that helps explain why his power translates so consistently into knockdowns. His distribution of those 14 stoppages is striking: Li Jingliang was floored five times, Jack Maddalena three times, and Neil Magny twice. Single knockdowns came against Giles, Neal, Radtke, and Edwards. He also nearly finished Ian Garry with ground-and-pound after dropping him.
Maddalena, now ranked fourth in the division at 18-4, is a high-output striker in his own right, landing 5.57 significant strikes per minute at 51 percent accuracy, which made the three-knockdown performance against him all the more emphatic. Magny, the 38-year-old veteran from the United States with a 31-15 record, carries a 80-inch reach and has long been a durable presence at 170 pounds, yet Prates put him down twice.
Why it matters
- Fourteen knockdowns in eight UFC fights is a pace that historically takes elite finishers far more appearances to reach
- Prates sits fifth at welterweight and his knockdown rate strengthens his case for a top-four matchup
- His switch stance, long 78-inch reach, and 55 percent striking accuracy make him a dangerous stylistic puzzle for any opponent in the division
