Carlos Prates has achieved multiple historic UFC records in just eight fights, earning seven knockout victories faster than anyone in UFC history, surpassing even heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez who needed nine fights. Only 2.29% of all UFC fighters (62 out of 2,710) have ever reached seven knockouts in the promotion. Prates also accumulated 14 knockdowns in just 17 incomplete rounds, the fastest in UFC history and the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of fight time. Additionally, he earned seven Performance of the Night bonuses faster than anyone, needing only 8 fights compared to the average of 15 fights. Prates has consecutively knocked out two former UFC champions who had never been stopped before, including one with leg kicks. The analysis suggests this represents one of the top three most spectacular 8-fight runs in UFC history. The post notes that if Islam Makhachev defeats Garry, Prates, and Shavkat Rakhmonov, he would equal or surpass Jon Jones' legacy, potentially elevating Russian MMA above American MMA as Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov envisioned.
Carlos Prates has cemented himself as one of the most prolific finishers in UFC history, with his eighth promotional fight confirming a knockout streak that has rewritten multiple records in the record books.
Prates has now recorded seven knockout victories in UFC competition, reaching that mark faster than any fighter in the promotion's history. The achievement puts him ahead of heavyweights who competed in a division historically favorable to stoppages, including former champion Cain Velasquez, who compiled a 14-3 record across his career and needed nine fights to reach the same milestone. Prates has also accumulated 14 knockdowns across just 17 incomplete rounds, the highest average knockdown rate per 15 minutes of any fighter in UFC history. His run of seven Performance of the Night bonuses in only eight appearances is similarly unprecedented — the average fighter requires roughly 15 fights to reach that total.
Only 62 of the 2,710 fighters who have competed in the UFC — just 2.29 percent — have ever recorded seven knockouts inside the promotion. Among Prates's victims during this run are two former UFC champions, neither of whom had previously been stopped, with one finished by leg kicks.
Why it matters
- Prates's knockdown rate and finishing pace have no historical parallel in UFC data, regardless of weight class.
- Stopping two previously unfinished former champions elevates the quality of the streak beyond raw numbers.
- The broader context raised in analysis connects this run to a potential welterweight and pound-for-pound realignment, with Shavkat Rakhmonov — the undefeated Kazakh ranked third at welterweight with a 19-0 record and 60 percent striking accuracy — also factoring into discussions about where global MMA power currently sits.
- Jon Jones, whose 28-1 record and 84-inch reach made him a generational benchmark, is cited as the standard against which current legacies are being measured.
