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Welterweight Division

"The Nightmare "

Carlos Prates

Welterweight Division

19-6-0 (W-L-D)

14

Victoires par Knockout

3

Victoires par soumission

8

Finitions du premier round

Carlos Prates

athlete record

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Learn more about Carlos Prates' UFC history, fighter facts, and Q&A below.

Lieu de naissance
Taubaté, Brazil
Style de combat
Striker
Âge
30
La Taille
73.00
Poids
170.00
Début de l'octogone
Feb. 10, 2024
Reach
78.00
Portée de la jambe
43.50
  • Pro since 2012
     
  • 14 wins by KO, three by submission (2 RNC, armbar)
     
  • On nine-fight winning streak
     
  • Eight first-round finishes
     
  • Origin of nickname: “Because nobody wants to fight me in Brazil, the promoters started saying it was a nightmare to find me an opponent and I adopted the nickname.”

UFC on ESPN (6/8/24) Prates stopped Charles Radtke via liver shot at 4:47 of the first round 

UFC Fight Night (2/10/24) Prates knocked out Trevin Giles at 4:03 of the second round 

 

Dana White's Contender Series, Season 7

Episode four (8/29/23) Prates stopped Mitch Ramirez via strikes at 1:14 of the second round

When and why did you start training for fighting? In my city, at 15 years old, I was having a lot of trouble with bad choices in life, then my mum came to take me to the gym to train and make me calm down and try to learn martial arts philosophy.

Training: Running in the morning then I come to the gym and train Muay Thai. In the afternoon or night, it depends on the day, we train grappling or lift weights.

What ranks and titles have you held? SFT welterweight champ, 100+ fights Between MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing 

Do you have any heroes? My mum 

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s the biggest gift I could give to my mum and show her I paid off all the sacrifices she made for us.

Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ black belt

Favorite grappling technique: Takedown defense 

Favorite Striking technique: Kicks