Carlos Prates has achieved unprecedented knockout statistics in UFC history, recording seven knockout victories in just eight fights, the fastest in promotional history, surpassing previous records held by heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC roster fighters (62 out of 2,710) have achieved seven knockouts in their entire careers. Prates has also recorded 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes in UFC history, and earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in eight fights, nearly twice as fast as the average of 15 fights required. The post emphasizes Prates consecutively knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, suggesting his dominance positions him as a historic challenge for Islam Makhachev, with a potential path through Ian Garry, and then fighters like Joaquin Buckley, Shavkat Rakhmonov, or Ilia Topuria.
