Carlos Prates has accomplished three unprecedented milestones in UFC history during his first eight fights. He achieved seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, with the closest comparisons being heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever reached seven knockouts. Prates recorded 14 knockdowns faster than any fighter in UFC history, accomplishing this in just 17 incomplete rounds with the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. He also earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, needing only eight fights compared to the average of 15. The analysis notes that Prates has knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been finished by knockout before, with one being stopped by leg kicks. The post suggests this represents one of the top three greatest eight-fight runs in UFC history and proposes that if Islam Makhachev defeats fighters like Garry, Prates, and Rakhmonov, he could surpass Jon Jones's legacy.
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