Carlos Prates sets UFC records with historic knockout streak

Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest seven-knockout streak in UFC history, accomplishing the feat in just eight fights. This surpasses previous records held by heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who did it in nine fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever recorded seven knockouts in the promotion. Prates also holds the record for fastest to fourteen knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he became the fastest fighter to earn seven Performance of the Night bonuses, doing so in eight fights compared to the average of fifteen fights. His recent victories include knockout wins over two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, with one finish coming via leg kicks.