Carlos Prates sets multiple UFC records with fastest path to seven knockouts

Carlos Prates has achieved several historic UFC milestones in record time. He became the fastest fighter ever to accumulate seven knockout victories in the UFC, doing so in just eight fights—faster than heavyweights like Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos who needed nine. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 of 2,710) have ever reached seven knockouts. Prates also recorded the fastest accumulation of 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, and holds the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than any fighter in history, needing only eight fights compared to the average of 15. The post describes Prates' eight-fight run as one of the top three most spectacular stretches in UFC history, noting he consecutively knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been finished before. The analysis suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov, he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy.