Carlos Prates has achieved unprecedented success in just eight UFC fights, setting multiple historical records. He reached seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, surpassing heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. He also accumulated 14 knockdowns in the fastest time ever, averaging the highest knockdown rate per 15 minutes in UFC history. Additionally, Prates earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than any fighter, needing only eight fights compared to the typical 15. The analysis notes he knocked out two former UFC champions back-to-back, finishing both with strikes neither had been stopped by before. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Garry and Prates (plus potentially Shavkat Rakhmonov), he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy, fulfilling Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov's dream of Russian MMA surpassing American MMA.
