Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest accumulation of seven knockout victories in UFC history, doing so in just eight fights. This surpasses heavyweight fighters like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, who needed nine fights. Only 2.29% of UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever reached seven knockouts in the promotion. Prates also holds the record for fastest accumulation of 14 knockdowns and has earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in eight fights, nearly twice as fast as the average 15-fight pace. The post discusses potential future matchups with Islam Makhachev and suggests that defeating fighters like Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov would elevate Makhachev's legacy to rival Jon Jones.
