Carlos Prates has achieved three historic UFC milestones in just eight fights, according to detailed analysis. He became the fastest fighter ever to record seven knockout victories in the UFC, accomplishing this in eight bouts compared to the previous record holders Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights as heavyweights. Of the 2,710 fighters who have competed in UFC's 33-year history, only 62 (2.29%) have ever reached seven knockouts total. Prates also set the record for fastest accumulation of 14 knockdowns in UFC history, achieving this in just 17 incomplete rounds, establishing the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he became the fastest to earn seven Performance of the Night bonuses, needing only eight fights compared to the average of 15 required by other fighters. The post emphasizes that Prates has consecutively knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been stopped before, and argues that if Islam Makhachev defeats a sequence including Prates and others, he would match or surpass Jon Jones' legacy. The author suggests Shavkat Rakhmonov would be the ultimate test for Makhachev's claim to greatest-of-all-time status.
