Carlos Prates has achieved several historic milestones in his first eight UFC fights, setting multiple speed records. He became the fastest fighter in UFC history to reach seven knockout victories, accomplishing this in just eight fights—faster than heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who did it in nine. Prates also set the record for fastest to 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in under 17 rounds of total cage time, giving him the highest knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time in UFC history. Additionally, he became the fastest to earn seven Performance of the Night bonuses, doing so in eight fights compared to the average of 15 fights for other fighters. The analysis notes that only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever achieved seven knockouts in the promotion. Prates has finished two former UFC champions back-to-back, both by methods they had never been finished with before, including a rare stoppage via leg kicks.
