Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic UFC milestones in just eight fights. He became the fastest fighter in UFC history to record seven knockout victories, accomplishing the feat faster than heavyweights like Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, who needed nine fights. Only 2.29% of fighters who have competed in the UFC over 33 years have reached seven knockouts. Prates also set the record for fastest to 14 knockdowns in UFC history, averaging the highest knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time across just 17 incomplete rounds. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone in UFC history, needing only eight fights compared to the typical 15. The analysis describes Prates' eight-fight run as one of the top three most spectacular stretches in UFC history, noting he consecutively knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before. The post speculates that defeating opponents like Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov would elevate Islam Makhachev to Jon Jones' level of greatness.
