Carlos Prates sets multiple UFC records with historic knockout streak

Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest seven knockout victories in UFC history, accomplishing the feat in just 8 fights, surpassing heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who did it in 9 fights. Out of 2,710 fighters who have competed in the UFC over 33 years, only 62 have recorded 7 knockouts total, representing just 2.29% of all fighters. Prates has also recorded the fastest 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned 7 Performance of the Night bonuses faster than any fighter in UFC history, doing so in 8 fights compared to the average of 15 fights for other fighters. The post notes he has knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, and suggests his run represents one of the top 3 eight-fight stretches in UFC history.