Multiple UFC fighters provided detailed technical breakdowns of Carlos Prates' striking performance, particularly his knee strikes. Cory Sandhagen highlighted how Prates' left knee changed the fight, noting the unique power generation method and how he mixed knees with high kicks. Sandhagen also praised Prates' chopping elbows that broke through the opponent's block, calling it a mega high level technique. Jorge Masvidal described it as some of the best knee work he's seen in a long time, comparing it to Mortal Kombat, and noted how the knee threat shut down the opponent's ability to work in the clinch. Dean Thomas and Dustin Poirier also commented on how Prates mixed his knees with hand strikes and broke through the guard with knees and elbows, with Poirier noting Prates showed no fear of takedowns.
