Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented records in UFC history. He became the fastest fighter ever to reach 7 knockout victories, accomplishing this in just 8 fights, surpassing heavyweights Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who did it in 9 fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever reached 7 knockouts. Prates also accumulated 14 knockdowns faster than anyone in UFC history, doing so in just 17 incomplete rounds, setting the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes. Additionally, he earned 7 Performance of the Night bonuses in record time, requiring only 8 fights compared to the typical 15 fights needed by other fighters. The analyst argues this represents one of the top-3 eight-fight runs in UFC history, noting that Prates knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before. The piece suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov, he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy.
