Multiple UFC fighters broke down Carlos Prates' devastating knee strikes from his recent bout. Cory Sandhagen highlighted the unique mechanics, noting Prates generates power not from stepping but from explosive spring-like motion, and transitions seamlessly between knees and high kicks. Jorge Masvidal compared the performance to "Mortal Kombat," emphasizing how the knee threat neutralized his opponent's ability to work inside or clinch. Dustin Poirier noted Prates' fearlessness of takedowns allows him to throw knees more confidently. Dean Thomas praised how Prates conceals his knees by mixing them with hand strikes. The analysts universally regarded the knee work as exceptionally high-level technique that changed the course of the fight.
