Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic UFC milestones in record-breaking fashion. He is the fastest fighter in UFC history to record seven knockout victories, doing so in just eight fights, surpassing heavyweights like Dos Santos and Velasquez who needed nine. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever accumulated seven knockouts. Prates also holds the record for fastest to 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, with the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than any fighter in UFC history, needing only eight fights compared to the average of 15. The post notes he knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, and positions a potential fight with Islam Makhachev as historically significant.
