Carlos Prates has achieved several historic UFC records in just eight fights. He became the fastest fighter ever to accumulate seven knockout victories, accomplishing this faster than any previous fighter including heavyweights Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, who needed nine fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever reached seven knockouts. Prates also set the record for fastest accumulation of 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, achieving the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time in UFC history. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, doing so in 8 fights compared to the average of 15 fights needed by other fighters. The analysis describes his eight-fight run as one of the top three most spectacular debut stretches in UFC history, having knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been finished before.
