Carlos Prates sets multiple UFC knockout records in historic eight-fight run

Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic UFC milestones in just eight fights, setting records for the fastest accumulation of knockouts and bonuses in promotional history. He reached seven knockout victories faster than any fighter in UFC history, accomplishing this in eight fights compared to the previous record of nine fights held by Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, both heavyweights. Out of 2,710 fighters who have competed in the UFC over 33 years, only 62 (2.29%) have ever accumulated seven knockouts, making Prates' speed even more remarkable as he surpassed legends like Francis Ngannou, Conor McGregor, Anderson Silva, Alex Pereira, and Ilia Topuria. Prates also recorded 14 knockdowns in the fastest time ever, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time in UFC history. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, needing only eight fights while other fighters averaged 15 bouts to reach that mark. The analyst described this as one of the top three eight-fight runs in UFC history, noting Prates knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, and suggested that if Islam Makhachev defeats both Shavkat Rakhmonov and Prates, he would equal Jon Jones' legacy and Russian MMA would surpass American MMA as Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov dreamed.