Last fight
Vencer
Edwards vs Prates
Nov. 15, 2025
Atleta Destacado
Estadísticas y récords
18
Wins by Knockout
3
Wins by Submission
10
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 265
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 481
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- Derribos intentados
- 1
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Récord del Atleta
Info
Status
Activo
Ciudad natal
State of São Paulo, Brazil
Trenes en
The Fighting Nerds
Estilo de lucha
Striker
Años
32
Alto
73.00
Peso
170.00
Debut del octágono
Feb. 10, 2024
Alcance
78.00
Alcance de la pierna
43.50
- Pro since 2012, made UFC debut in 2024
- 18 wins by KO, three by submission (2 RNC, armbar)
- Has earned a bonus in all six UFC wins so far
- Has won by KO/TKO in his last 12 wins, last Decision win came in Dec. 2019
- Has won 13 of his last 14 (Only loss to Ian Machado Garry)
- 10 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 322 (11/15/25) Prates knocked out Leon Edwards at 1:28 of the second round
UFC 319 (8/16/25) Prates knocked out Geoff Neal at 4:59 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (4/26/25) Prates lost a five round unanimous decision to Ian Machado Garry
UFC Fight Night (11/9/24) Prates knocked out Neil Magny at 4:50 of the first round
UFC 305 (8/17/24) Prates knocked out Li Jingliang at 4:02 of the second round
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 professional titles have you held? Bangla stadium champion (Thailand ) Glory of Heroes champ (China) Sft (Brazil)
Any belts / ranks in grappling disciplines? BJJ black belt
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Anderson Silva, because of his style of fighting
Personal Life / Background: Enjoy life, go out with my girlfriend and my friends, party
