Carlos Prates sets multiple UFC knockout records in just 8 fights

Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest accumulation of 7 knockout victories in UFC history, reaching this milestone in just 8 fights. The previous record holders were Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, both heavyweights who needed 9 fights. Out of 2,710 fighters who have competed in the UFC over 33 years, only 62 (2.29%) have ever achieved 7 knockouts total. Prates has also recorded 14 knockdowns faster than anyone in UFC history, accomplishing 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, needing only 8 fights compared to the average of 15 fights for other fighters. The post suggests that defeating opponents like Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov would elevate Islam Makhachev to Jon Jones's level or beyond.