UFC veteran Matt Brown has stated he would be happy if Carlos Prates breaks his record for most knockouts in UFC welterweight history. Brown currently holds the record with 13 knockouts, while Prates has seven. Brown expressed admiration for Prates, revealing they have met and that Prates is a fan who studied Brown's instructional DVDs. Brown praised Prates' recent performance against Jack but acknowledged that his upcoming bout with Islam Makhachev represents a significant step up in competition. The post suggests Prates will at minimum tie Brown's record, though surpassing it will be difficult given the rising level of opposition.
Matt Brown has made clear he would have no objection to Carlos Prates one day eclipsing his record for the most knockouts in UFC welterweight history — and he means it.
Brown, known as "The Immortal," currently holds that mark at 13 finishes by knockout, a total accumulated over a career that spans a 26-19-0 record and more than a decade of wars at 170 pounds. The 45-year-old American, who fights out of the Immortal Fight Team, averaged 3.76 significant strikes per minute across his career at a 55 percent accuracy clip, numbers that explain how he built that historic finishing ledger. He expressed genuine admiration for Prates, noting the two have crossed paths and that the Brazilian even studied Brown's instructional DVDs on his way up.
Prates, 32, enters the conversation sitting at seven UFC welterweight knockouts and ranked fifth in the division. Fighting out of Vale Top Team, the Brazilian known as "The Nightmare" carries a 24-7-0 record and lands 3.77 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy — nearly a mirror image of Brown's output. At six-foot-one with a 78-inch reach, he has the physical tools to keep producing finishes, though his takedown and submission numbers are minimal, making him a pure stand-and-bang threat.
Brown did offer one important qualifier: Prates' next assignment is UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev. The Russian champion holds a 28-1-0 record, lands takedowns at 3.2 per 15 minutes, and connects on 58 percent of his significant strikes — a steep and specific kind of challenge for a fighter whose entire game is built around keeping bouts upright.
Why it matters
- Brown's record of 13 welterweight KOs is one of the most durable statistical marks in the division's history.
- Prates, currently ranked fifth, would need to keep finishing opponents at his current rate through increasingly elite competition to reach it.
- The Makhachev bout represents a sharp jump in difficulty and will reveal how Prates' striking translates against championship-level opposition.
