Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic milestones in the UFC, reaching seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, accomplishing it in just eight fights. He surpassed even heavyweight champions like Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, who needed nine fights. Prates also reached 14 knockdowns faster than any fighter in UFC history, doing so in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, needing only eight fights compared to the typical 15. The analysis describes his eight-fight run as one of the top-three most dominant stretches in UFC history, noting he finished two UFC champions who had never been knocked out before. The post positions a potential fight with Islam Makhachev as historically significant, suggesting that victories over Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov would place Makhachev on par with or above Jon Jones.
