Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented UFC records during his first eight fights in the promotion. He reached seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, surpassing heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Prates accumulated 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, the fastest rate in UFC history, and earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in eight fights when most fighters need 15 bouts to reach seven bonuses. He knocked out two former UFC champions back-to-back, both of whom had never been knocked out before. The post argues this represents one of the top three greatest eight-fight stretches in UFC history and suggests victories over Prates would elevate Islam Makhachev's legacy to rival or surpass Jon Jones, especially if combined with wins over Ian Garry and Shavkat Rakhmonov.
