Carlos Prates has achieved three historic UFC milestones in record time according to detailed statistical analysis. He reached seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, accomplishing it in just eight fights—besting even heavyweights Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine. The post emphasizes that only 2.29% of all 2,710 fighters in UFC's 33-year history have ever reached seven knockouts. Prates also recorded 14 knockdowns faster than anyone in history, doing so in just 17 incomplete rounds, achieving the highest knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than any fighter, needing only eight fights compared to the average of 15. The analysis characterizes his eight-fight run as one of the top three most spectacular stretches in UFC history, noting he knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been finished before. The post suggests that defeating fighters like Ian Garry and Prates, followed by Shavkat Rakhmonov, could elevate Islam Makhachev to Jon Jones' level or beyond.
