Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest seven UFC knockout victories in history, accomplishing this in just eight fights. This surpasses previous record holders Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez, who needed nine fights. Prates also holds the record for fastest 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in only 17 incomplete rounds, and the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. He is the fastest fighter to earn seven Performance of the Night bonuses, doing so in eight fights compared to the average of 15 fights for other fighters. The analysis notes that only 2.29% of UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever achieved seven knockouts. Prates has consecutively knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, including a rare knockout via leg kicks.
