Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic UFC milestones in just eight fights. He earned seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, surpassing heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Prates recorded 14 knockdowns in under 17 full rounds, the highest per-15-minutes rate in UFC history. He also collected seven Performance of the Night bonuses in eight bouts, nearly twice as fast as the average pace of 15 fights. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry, Prates, and potentially Shavkat Rakhmonov, he could surpass Jon Jones' legacy and fulfill Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov's vision of establishing dominance for fighters from the region.
