Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented UFC records during his first eight fights with the organization. He reached 7 knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, accomplishing this in 8 fights compared to the previous fastest of 9 fights held by heavyweight champions Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, surpassing legends like Francis Ngannou, Conor McGregor, Anderson Silva, Alex Pereira, and Ilia Topuria. Prates also set the record for fastest accumulation of 14 knockdowns, doing so in just 17 incomplete rounds, achieving the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes in UFC history. Additionally, he earned 7 Performance of the Night bonuses faster than any fighter in history, requiring only 8 fights compared to the average of 15 fights for other fighters to reach that milestone. The analyst describes this as one of the top three greatest 8-fight stretches in UFC history, noting that Prates knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been stopped before, including one who was finished by leg kicks. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Garry and Prates (and potentially Shavkat Rakhmonov), he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy and fulfill Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov's dream of Russian MMA surpassing American MMA.
