Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest accumulation of seven knockout victories in UFC history, doing so in just eight fights. The previous record holders were heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez at nine fights. Only 62 of 2,710 fighters (2.29%) who have competed in the UFC over 33 years have reached seven knockouts. Prates also holds the record for fastest to 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, and the highest average knockdown percentage 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. He has finished two former UFC champions, both by methods they had never been stopped with before. The post suggests Prates represents one of the top three most impressive eight-fight runs in UFC history.
Carlos Prates has quietly rewritten the UFC record books, becoming the fastest fighter in the promotion's history to accumulate seven knockout victories, reaching that mark in just eight appearances.
The Brazilian welterweight's achievement places him ahead of two heavyweight legends. Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez previously held the record, each requiring nine fights to reach seven knockouts. Prates has surpassed that benchmark a full fight earlier, and the rarity of the feat is underscored by the broader numbers: only 62 of the 2,710 fighters who have competed in the UFC across its 33-year history — just 2.29 percent — have ever reached seven knockouts at all.
The knockout record is only part of the story. Prates also holds the UFC record for fastest to 14 knockdowns, achieving that total across just 17 incomplete rounds of fight time. His average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of action is the highest in promotion history. On top of that, he has earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than any fighter before him, doing so in eight fights against a historical average of 15.
Perhaps the most striking detail in his run is the quality of opposition he has dispatched. Prates has finished two former UFC champions, and in both cases he stopped them by a method neither had ever been finished by before.
Why it matters
- Prates reached seven UFC knockouts faster than any fighter across any weight class in the promotion's history
- His knockdown rate and Performance of the Night bonus pace are both all-time records
- The finish of two former champions by previously unseen methods signals elite-level finishing power against proven, experienced competition
- The argument is being made that his eight-fight body of work ranks among the top three most impressive debut runs in UFC history
