Carlos Prates sets multiple UFC records with 8-fight knockout run

Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest seven knockouts in UFC history, accomplishing the feat in just eight fights. The previous record holders were heavyweights Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, who needed nine fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever recorded seven knockouts in the promotion. Prates also holds the record for fastest accumulation of 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving it in just 17 incomplete rounds, and has earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in only eight fights—nearly twice as fast as the average. His recent victories include knockout wins over former UFC champions, including finishing Leon Edwards and Jack Della Maddalena with strikes neither had been stopped with before. The post suggests Prates represents a historic challenge for Islam Makhachev and could be key to Russian MMA surpassing American dominance.