Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented UFC records during his first eight promotional fights. He recorded seven knockout victories faster than any fighter in UFC history, surpassing heavyweights like Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Of 2,710 fighters who have competed in UFC over 33 years, only 62 (2.29%) have accumulated seven knockouts total. Prates also achieved 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, the fastest in UFC history and the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of cage time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in only eight fights, nearly twice as fast as the average of 15 fights typically required. Prates has consecutively finished two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, cementing one of the top three eight-fight stretches in UFC history. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats both Ian Garry and Prates (plus potentially Shavkat Rakhmonov), he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy.
