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Carlos Prates
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Carlos Prates

“The Nightmare”

Welterweight · UFC record 7-1 · 8 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 2 May 2026

Power StrikerDistance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)84
Power91
Striking defense64
Takedown defense83
WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (8 detailed fights; as of Sat 2 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING84.0
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING88.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
185 cm (6'1")
Reach
198 cm (6'6")
Stance
Switch
Age
33

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

8 detailed UFC fights · 17 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 2 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.9significant, per round
Strikes absorbed19.8per round
Striking differential+0.1per round
Takedown attempts0.06per round
Takedown defense79.5%of attempts stopped
Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
19.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round
19.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+0.1
Striking accuracy
54.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
47.7%
Knockdowns per round
0.71
Target: head / body / leg
59.9% / 18.0% / 22.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
90.6% / 0.9% / 8.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.06
Takedowns landed per round
0.06
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
79.5%
Control time per round
0:13
Submission attempts per round
0.00
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
7-1-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
7 · 0 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
12 / 0
Average fight time
9:46 (over 7 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Carlos Prates — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 2 May 2026Jack Della MaddalenaWKO/TKO ElbowsR3 3:17UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Sat 15 Nov 2025Leon EdwardsWKO/TKO PunchR2 1:28UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Sat 16 Aug 2025Geoff NealWKO/TKO Spinning Back ElbowR1 4:59UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Sat 26 Apr 2025Ian Machado GarryLU-DECR5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 9 Nov 2024Neil MagnyWKO/TKO PunchR1 4:50UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
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Carlos Prates — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 17 Aug 2024Li JingliangWKO/TKO PunchR2 4:02UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Sat 8 Jun 2024Charles RadtkeWKO/TKO KneeR1 4:47UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
Sat 10 Feb 2024Trevin GilesWKO/TKO PunchR2 4:03UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer

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