Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest accumulation of seven knockout victories in UFC history, reaching the milestone in only eight fights. He surpassed heavyweights Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, who both needed nine fights to reach seven knockouts. Prates has also recorded the fastest path to 14 knockdowns in UFC history, accomplishing this in just 17 incomplete rounds, and the fastest path to seven Performance of the Night bonuses, averaging nearly one per fight. The post notes that only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever accumulated seven knockouts in the promotion. His recent performances have knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, including finishing one with low kicks.
Carlos Prates has etched his name into UFC history, setting the record for the fastest accumulation of seven knockout victories in the promotion, reaching that mark in just eight fights.
The Brazilian welterweight, nicknamed "The Nightmare," surpassed two heavyweight legends to claim the record. Former champions Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez had each needed nine fights to reach seven knockouts in the UFC — Prates got there in one fewer.
Prates carries a 24-7-0 professional record and is currently ranked fifth in the welterweight division at 32 years old. Standing six-foot-one with a 78-inch reach, the switch-stance fighter out of Vale Top Team lands significant strikes at a clip of 3.77 per minute with 55 percent accuracy. His finishing ability has translated directly into hardware: he has also claimed the fastest path to seven Performance of the Night bonuses in UFC history, averaging nearly one per fight.
The statistical breadth of his run goes further. Prates has recorded 14 knockdowns in the UFC faster than any fighter before him, accomplishing the feat across just 17 incomplete rounds. Among more than 2,700 fighters who have competed in the UFC, only 62 — roughly 2.29 percent — have ever reached seven knockouts in the promotion.
His most recent performances have included finishes of two former UFC champions who had never previously been knocked out, with one of those stoppages coming via low kicks.
Why it matters
- Prates sits fifth in the welterweight rankings, meaning his finishing streak carries direct title-contention implications.
- His record-breaking pace eclipses both Velasquez, a 14-fight UFC veteran with a 77-inch reach and 5.13 takedowns per 15 minutes, and Dos Santos, a 30-fight UFC veteran standing six-foot-four with a 77-inch reach — two of the most decorated heavyweights in promotion history.
- Finishing two previously unfinished former champions underscores the level of opposition against which the records were set.
