Wikipedia: Carlos PratesCarlos Prates
"The Nightmare"
First clean shot ends the night.
Fight Plan: Carlos Prates
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Can be out-volumed by high-paced movers (as seen in the Garry fight)
- Significant Strike Defense (47%) suggests a willingness to trade to land
- Low takedown offensive output
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Aggression are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression89
- Cardio85
- Wrestling72
- Fight IQ88
- Distance Control99
- Finishing83
Prep for camp: Carlos Prates
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a high-level Muay Thai base with devastating power in all four limbs
- Slows the pace initially to read opponent timing before exploding with counters
- Exceptional at finding the chin through guard with long, straight power shots
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
- Switch-stance technician to simulate game-plan changes
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Carlos Prates.
How Carlos has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported following May 2026 bout.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-05-02vs Jack Della MaddalenaKO/TKO (Elbows) · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
- W2025-11-15vs Leon EdwardsKO/TKO (Punch) · R2 · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
- W2025-08-16vs Geoff NealKO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow) · R1 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
- L2025-04-26vs Ian Machado GarryU-DEC · R5 · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
- W2024-11-09vs Neil MagnyKO/TKO (Punch) · R1 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
Availability
Currently ranked #2 in the Welterweight division.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Carlos Prates is a premier knockout artist and member of the Fighting Nerds team, distinguished by his length and extreme power at 170 lbs. Though he suffered a decision loss to Ian Machado Garry, his back-to-back finishes of Leon Edwards and Jack Della Maddalena cement him as one of the most dangerous strikers in the division.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a high-level Muay Thai base with devastating power in all four limbs
- Slows the pace initially to read opponent timing before exploding with counters
- Exceptional at finding the chin through guard with long, straight power shots
- Remains extremely calm under fire, often smiling or reset-baiting opponents into traps
Signature Moves
- Stepping Left Knee to the body
- Check Hook knockout
- Spinning Back Elbow
- Straight Left from Southpaw stance
Weaknesses
- Can be out-volumed by high-paced movers (as seen in the Garry fight)
- Significant Strike Defense (47%) suggests a willingness to trade to land
- Low takedown offensive output