Carlos Prates has achieved three historic UFC records at an unprecedented pace. He reached 7 knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, accomplishing this in just 8 fights—faster than heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed 9 fights, and faster than stars like Francis Ngannou, Conor McGregor, Anderson Silva, Alex Pereira, and Ilia Topuria. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 of 2,710 over 33 years) have ever reached 7 knockouts. Prates also recorded 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time in UFC history. Additionally, he earned 7 Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, needing only 8 fights compared to the average of 15 fights for other fighters. The analyst considers this one of the top-3 greatest 8-fight runs in UFC history, noting Prates knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov, he would equal or surpass Jon Jones's legacy.
