Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented milestones in his first eight UFC fights. He recorded seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, accomplishing in 8 fights what previously took fighters like Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos 9 fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever achieved seven knockouts in the promotion. Prates also accumulated 14 knockdowns faster than any fighter in UFC history, doing so in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in record time, requiring only 8 fights compared to the typical 15 fights needed by other fighters. The analysis describes Prates' run as one of the top three greatest eight-fight stretches in UFC history, noting he consecutively knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov, he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy.
