Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic UFC records in just eight fights. He earned seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, surpassing heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Out of 2,710 fighters in UFC's 33-year history, only 62 (2.29%) have achieved seven knockouts total. Prates also set the record for fastest accumulation of 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, establishing the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, needing only eight fights compared to the average of 15. Prates has consecutively finished two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before. Analysts suggest that if Islam Makhachev defeats fighters like Prates and Shavkat Rakhmonov, it would place him among the all-time greats.
