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

Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented UFC records through his first eight promotional fights. He accumulated seven knockout victories faster than any fighter in UFC history, doing so in eight bouts compared to nine fights required by Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, both heavyweights. Only 62 of 2,710 fighters (2.29%) who have competed in UFC's 33-year history have reached seven knockouts total. 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 record time, requiring only eight fights compared to the average of 15 bouts other fighters needed. The post notes Prates knocked out two former UFC champions consecutively, neither of whom had been knocked out before, and that one champion was stopped by leg kicks while still in peak form. The analysis suggests this represents one of the top three greatest eight-fight stretches in UFC history and that a potential victory over Islam Makhachev would create a historic scalp for the lightweight champion.