Carlos Prates sets multiple UFC records with seven-fight knockout streak

Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest seven-knockout streak in UFC history, accomplishing the feat in just eight fights. The previous fastest were heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, who needed nine fights. Only 62 fighters out of 2,710 in UFC history (2.29%) have even reached seven knockouts total. Prates also holds the record for fastest to 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving it in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, requiring only eight fights compared to the average of 15. Prates recently knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, including finishing one with leg kicks. Analysts are calling this one of the top three eight-fight runs in UFC history.