Analysts call Prates' UFC start one of brightest eight-fight runs in history

Carlos Prates has achieved multiple UFC records in his first eight fights, including fastest to seven knockout victories in promotion history, surpassing even heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Prates recorded 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes in UFC history, and became the fastest fighter ever to earn seven Performance of the Night bonuses, doing so in eight fights compared to the 15-fight average for other fighters. The analyst argues this represents one of the top-three brightest eight-fight starts in UFC history, noting that Prates finished two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, including one who was stopped by leg kicks while still in peak form. The post suggests that if Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Garry and Prates, he would equal Jon Jones' legacy, and beating Shavkat Rakhmonov as well would surpass it, fulfilling Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov's dream of Russian MMA surpassing American MMA.