Carlos Prates
“The Nightmare”
Carlos Prates is ranked 28th of 426 welterweights by the First Light Rating, and 2nd in the UFC’s own welterweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,96728th of 426 · Welterweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.69Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,973, 2 May 2026
- Record
- 24–7Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2026 | Won vs Jack Della MaddalenaUFC Fight Night 275 - Della Maddalena vs. Prates · TKO (Leg Kicks and Elbows), R3 | +26 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Won vs Leon EdwardsUFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · KO (Punches), R2 | +13 |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Won vs Geoff NealUFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · KO (Spinning Back Elbow), R1 | +27 |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Lost to Ian GarryUFC on ESPN 66 - Garry vs. Prates · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −3 |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Won vs Neil MagnyUFC Fight Night 247 - Magny vs. Prates · KO (Punch), R1 | +34 |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Won vs Jingliang LiUFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · KO (Punches), R2 | +34 |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Won vs Charles RadtkeUFC on ESPN 57 - Cannonier vs. Imavov · KO (Knee to the Body), R1 | +25 |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Won vs Trevin GilesUFC Fight Night 236 - Hermansson vs. Pyfer · KO (Punch), R2 | +8 |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Won vs Mitch RamirezDana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2023: Week 4 · TKO (Punch), R2 | +36 |
| 10 Mar 2023 | Won vs Eduardo RamonLFA 154 - Fernando vs. Silva · KO (Knee), R1 | +36 |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Won vs Moacir RochaLFA 146 - Barbosa vs. Santos · KO (Head Kick and Punches), R1 | +30 |
| 3 Sept 2022 | Won vs Charles OliveiraSFT 37 - Prates vs. De Oliveira · KO (Punch), R1 | +37 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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