Carlos Prates sets multiple UFC records with historic eight-fight run

Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented records in UFC history during his first eight promotional fights. He recorded seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, surpassing even heavyweights like Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Only 62 of 2,710 fighters (2.29%) who have competed in UFC over 33 years have reached seven knockouts at all. Prates also recorded 14 knockdowns faster than anyone in UFC history, achieving this 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 just eight fights, while other fighters average 15 fights to reach seven bonuses. The analysis describes this as one of the top three eight-fight runs in UFC history, noting that Prates knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, and that he finished Jack Della Maddalena with leg kicks, an extremely rare championship-level finish.