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.
