Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic UFC records in just eight fights. He reached seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, surpassing heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Only 62 fighters out of 2,710 in UFC's 33-year history (2.29%) have reached seven knockouts at all. Prates also accumulated 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, the highest average per 15 minutes in UFC history. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone—in eight fights compared to the average 15 fights others needed. The analysis describes this as one of the top three eight-fight runs in UFC history, noting Prates knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before and became the first to drop a recent UFC champion with leg kicks alone. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry, Prates, and potentially Shavkat Rakhmonov, he would equal or surpass Jon Jones's legacy.
