Carlos Prates has achieved unprecedented knockout statistics in UFC history across multiple categories. He reached seven UFC knockout victories in just eight fights, the fastest pace ever—surpassing even heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine bouts. Among the 2,710 fighters who have competed in the UFC over 33 years, only 62 (2.29%) have accumulated seven knockouts at all. Prates also recorded 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, establishing the highest 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 eight fights compared to the typical 15 bouts required by other fighters. Prates has consecutively finished two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, and notably became the first fighter to floor a recent champion in peak form with leg kicks alone. The post suggests that defeating fighters of this caliber, particularly if Islam Makhachev can overcome Ian Garry, Prates, and potentially Shavkat Rakhmonov, would establish historical legacy comparisons to Jon Jones.
