Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented UFC records during his first eight fights in the promotion. He reached seven knockout victories faster than any fighter in UFC history, accomplishing the feat in just eight bouts, surpassing heavyweights Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine. Only 62 fighters out of 2,710 in UFC's 33-year history (2.29%) have even accumulated seven knockouts. Prates also recorded 14 knockdowns faster than anyone in UFC history, doing so in just 17 incomplete rounds, and earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in only eight fights when others typically need 15 bouts. He has consecutively knocked out two UFC champions who had never been stopped before. The analysis suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov, he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy, potentially elevating Russian MMA above American MMA as Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov envisioned.
