Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic milestones in the UFC with unprecedented speed. He has reached 7 knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, accomplishing this in just 8 fights, beating heavyweights like Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed 9 fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever reached 7 knockouts in the organization. Prates also set the record for fastest to 14 knockdowns, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time in UFC history. Additionally, he earned 7 Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, needing only 8 fights compared to the average of 15 fights. The post notes that Prates knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, and specifically mentions defeating Leon Edwards with leg kicks.
