Carlos Prates has achieved several unprecedented records in UFC history. He reached 7 knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, doing so in just 8 fights compared to 9 fights for the nearest competitors (both heavyweights Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos). Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever achieved 7 knockouts in the promotion. Prates also accumulated 14 knockdowns faster than anyone in UFC history, averaging the highest knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned 7 Performance of the Night bonuses in just 8 fights, nearly half the time it takes other fighters on average (15 fights). He has knocked out two former UFC champions consecutively, both of whom had never been knocked out before. The post suggests this represents one of the top-3 eight-fight runs in UFC history and positions him as a historic challenge for Islam Makhachev.
