Carlos Prates: 4 fights, 4 KOs, 1 year of terror

Neil Magny collapses, face-first, like a marionette with its strings cut. Carlos Prates doesn't even look back. He turns away, adjusts his imaginary glasses, and starts a casual stroll through the Vegas octagon. In less than a year, the Brazilian has gone from "intriguing newcomer" to an "unsolvable math problem" for the 170-pound division.

🥊 Quick Stats

Name: Carlos Prates
Record: 23-7-0
Signature Move: The sniper who turns off the lights with the chill of a guy doing his weekly grocery run.

The High-Five Streak

Last 5 results:

• ✅ Neil Magny - KO (Punch) Round 1
• ✅ Li Jingliang - KO (Punch) Round 2
• ✅ Charles Radtke - KO (Knee to the body) Round 1
• ✅ Trevin Giles - KO (Punch) Round 2
• ✅ Mitch Ramirez - KO (Punch) Round 2

The Origin Story

Carlos Prates isn't some lab-grown product formatted for modern grappling. He’s a purist of pain, a journeyman of the fight game who spent years in Thailand eating pad thai and eating kicks. With over a hundred Muay Thai fights under his belt, the guy learned patience in the smoke-filled stadiums of Bangkok. That’s where he forged his style: an economy of movement bordering on laziness, right up until the surgical explosion. His past as a globetrotter shows in his eyes: nothing scares him, because he’s already seen it all in makeshift rings on the other side of the world.

Four KOs in one year: The Welterweight heist

2024 will go down as the year of Prates' terror. Four appearances, four victims, four "Performance of the Night" bonuses. This isn't just a climb; it's a public execution of the rankings. What’s striking is the calm. Prates doesn't sprint, he doesn't hunt for the big shot at all costs. He sets his rhythm, measures the distance to the millimeter, and as soon as a two-centimeter opening appears, he slides in a left cross that disconnects his opponent's brain. His KO of Li Jingliang—a guy known for having a concrete block for a chin—convinced the last of the skeptics: this "Nerd" is a cold-blooded assassin.

Useless Knowledge

• The UFC Smoker: Prates is a biological anomaly. He admitted to smoking cigarettes for a large part of his pro career, a habit he (officially) kicked to reach the UFC summit.
• Fighting Nerds: He belongs to the most hyped collective right now. Along with Caio Borralho and Jean Silva, they show up in glasses, looking like they just walked out of a chemistry lecture, before turning the cage into a crime scene.
• The Walk-off King: He possesses that magnificent arrogance of the great punchers: he knows when it’s over. He never adds the extra shot on the ground; he just walks away before the ref even touches his shoulder.

The MMX Take

The fight against Jack Della Maddalena is the final boss of the "Striking" level. JDM brings elite boxing, body-head combinations that break ribs. But Prates has two assets the Australian hasn't faced at this level: a southpaw reach managed with metronomic precision and knees capable of stopping any charge. The killer stat? 57% significant strike accuracy. Prates doesn't spray and pray; he uses a sniper rifle. If JDM gets drawn into a mid-range boxing war, he risks eating a counter that will end his hype. It’s the ultimate test for Carlos's takedown defense, but if the fight stays standing, the Brazilian is a real problem for your opponents on MMX.

Carlos Prates is one left cross away from becoming the new global superstar of Brazilian MMA. Do you think he'll win his next fight? Come place your bets and challenge your friends on MMX.

📋 On the same card: Check out all the profiles for UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates