Multiple UFC fighters provided detailed technical analysis of Carlos Prates' performance, particularly focusing on his knee strikes. Cory Sandhagen highlighted the unique power generation in Prates' knees, noting how he springs upward rather than stepping, and how he transitions the knee setup into high kicks that wrap around the head. Sandhagen also praised the elbows that broke through DDM's guard. Jorge Masvidal called it some of the best knee work he has seen in a long time, comparing Prates' performance to Mortal Kombat and noting how the knee threat completely shut down DDM's close-range boxing. Masvidal suggested Prates could stop wrestlers with these knees but warned that Islam Makhachev's wrestling would present a nightmare scenario. Dustin Poirier and Dean Thomas also emphasized how the knees and elbows opened up DDM's defense while Prates showed no fear of takedowns.
