Carlos Prates has achieved three unprecedented UFC knockout records during his first eight fights with the promotion. He reached seven UFC knockout victories faster than anyone in history, accomplishing the feat in eight bouts compared to nine for the next-closest fighters, Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, both heavyweights. Prates also accumulated 14 knockdowns faster than any fighter in UFC history, doing so in just 17 incomplete rounds, giving him the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses in record time, needing only eight fights compared to the average of 15 bouts for other fighters. The analysis notes that only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 of 2,710) have ever reached seven knockouts in the promotion. Prates has finished two former UFC champions who had never been knocked out before, and the post suggests his success could set up a historic clash with Islam Makhachev.
