Carlos Prates has achieved the fastest accumulation of seven knockout victories in UFC history, doing so in just eight fights. The previous record holders were Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, both heavyweights who needed nine fights. Only 2.29 percent of all UFC fighters in history have reached seven knockouts at all. Prates also holds the record for fastest 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in under 17 rounds, and the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone in UFC history, doing so in eight fights compared to the typical 15-fight average. Prates has finished two former UFC champions consecutively, both of whom had never been knocked out before. The post suggests his current eight-fight run ranks among the top three most impressive debut sequences in UFC history.
