Welterweight · “The Nightmare”
Carlos Prates
24-7-0 UFC 7-1-0
6'1"Height
78"Reach
SwitchStance
32Age
7KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:40Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.35
Striking accuracy54.1%
Striking defense47.7%
Takedowns / 15 min0.19
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense79.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time4.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-1
Striking trend
Fight history
W Jack Della Maddalena 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · May 2, 2026
104/193Sig. strikes
41/76Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Leon Edwards 14-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:28 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
21/32Sig. strikes
12/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Geoff Neal 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · August 16, 2025
32/60Sig. strikes
25/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ian Machado Garry 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · April 26, 2025
63/129Sig. strikes
126/242Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Neil Magny 22-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:50 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · November 9, 2024
12/21Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:09Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Li Jingliang 11-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:02 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · August 17, 2024
55/84Sig. strikes
41/111Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Charles Radtke 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:47 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov · June 8, 2024
15/36Sig. strikes
14/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Trevin Giles 7-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:03 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · February 10, 2024
37/72Sig. strikes
68/102Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
19
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
8
Standout Fighting Tournament
4
ONE Warriors Series
3
Chin Woo Men
3
LFA
2
Max Fight
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
WLF W.A.R.S.
1
+ 7 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 31 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jack Della Maddalena | TKO (leg kicks and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
May 2, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 3:17 |
| W | Leon Edwards | KO (punches) | UFC 322
November 15, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:28 |
| W | Geoff Neal | KO (spinning back elbow) | UFC 319
August 16, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| L | Ian Machado Garry | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
April 26, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Neil Magny | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
November 9, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 4:50 |
| W | Li Jingliang | KO (punches) | UFC 305
August 17, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 4:02 |
| W | Charles Radtke | KO (knee to the body) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
June 8, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 4:47 |
| W | Trevin Giles | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
February 10, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 4:03 |
| W | Mitch Ramirez | TKO (punch) | Dana White's Contender Series 60
November 18, 2023 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 1:14 |
| W | Eduardo Ramon | KO (knee) | LFA 154
March 10, 2023 |
LFA | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Moacir Rocha | KO (head kick and punches) | LFA 146
November 4, 2022 |
LFA | 1 | 4:15 |
| W | Charles de Oliveira Santos | KO (punch) | Standout Fighting Tournament 37
September 3, 2022 |
Standout Fighting Tournament | 1 | 3:14 |
| W | Taffarel Brasil | KO (punches and knee) | Standout Fighting Tournament 35
June 11, 2022 |
Standout Fighting Tournament | 2 | 1:52 |
| W | Alan Silva | TKO (punches) | Standout Fighting Tournament 32
December 18, 2021 |
Standout Fighting Tournament | 1 | 1:21 |
| W | Joseph Luciano | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Warriors Series 9
December 4, 2019 |
ONE Warriors Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Gadzhimurad Abdullaev | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Warriors Series 6
June 20, 2019 |
ONE Warriors Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gunther Kalunda Ngunza | KO (body kick) | ONE Warriors Series 5
April 25, 2019 |
ONE Warriors Series | 2 | 4:45 |
| W | Tuluosibake Kuerbanjiang | TKO (punches) | WLF W.A.R.S. 30
December 14, 2018 |
WLF W.A.R.S. | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Tao Jiang | TKO (punches) | Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 7
April 7, 2017 |
Chin Woo Men | 2 | 3:35 |
| L | Mikhail Romanchuk | TKO (punches) | Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 3
January 7, 2017 |
Chin Woo Men | 1 | 2:03 |
| W | Sun Jiming | Submission (guillotine choke) | Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 1
November 6, 2016 |
Chin Woo Men | 1 | 1:57 |
| W | Yousef Wehbe | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Full Metal Dojo 8
January 10, 2016 |
Full Metal Dojo | 2 | 2:56 |
| L | Ary Santos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MMA Super Heroes 6
October 25, 2014 |
MMA Super Heroes | 1 | 3:24 |
| W | Bruno Pereira | Submission (armbar) | Strong Fight Combat 2
June 14, 2014 |
Strong Fight Combat | 3 | 2:13 |
| L | Claudiere Freitas | Submission (triangle choke) | Premium Fight Championship 3
November 22, 2013 |
Premium Fight Championship | 1 | 3:10 |
| W | Cosme Santos | KO (body kick) | Brazil Combate 2
November 10, 2013 |
Brazil Combate | 1 | 2:21 |
| L | Diogo Cavalcanti | Submission (heel hook) | Standout Fighting Tournament 1
September 20, 2013 |
Standout Fighting Tournament | 1 | 4:54 |
| W | Rodrigo Haro | Decision (majority) | Detonic Fight 2
May 11, 2013 |
Detonic Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rafael Nunes | TKO (retirement) | Max Fight 13
May 13, 2012 |
Max Fight | 1 | 2:15 |
| W | Renato da Silva Jr. | TKO (punches) | Romani Fight Brazil 1
March 24, 2012 |
Romani Fight Brazil | 3 | 4:08 |
| W | Sergio Vieira | TKO (body kick and punches) | Max Fight 11
March 17, 2012 |
Max Fight | 2 | 2:05 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Carlos Prates) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.