Carlos Prates (22-7, 20) was born in Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil on August 17, 1993. At the age of 18 years on March 17, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Sergio Vieira, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On February 10, 2024, 30-year old Carlos Prates made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer against a 31-year old Trevin Giles, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Prates' last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Geoff Neal at UFC 319 at age 31 on August 16, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Carlos Prates' best fights have been against Neil Magny, Geoff Neal, Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke and Li Jingliang.
Prates has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Aug 16, 2025 31 years, 11 months 22-7 (20) | 34 years, 11 months 16-6 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning back elbow |
28  | Apr 26, 2025 31 years, 8 months 21-7 (19) | 27 years, 5 months 15-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Nov 9, 2024 31 years, 2 months 21-6 (19) | 37 years, 3 months 29-12 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
26 | Aug 17, 2024 31 years 20-6 (18) | Li Jingliang | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
25 | Jun 8, 2024 30 years, 9 months 19-6 (17) | Charles Radtke | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Knee to the body |
24  | Feb 10, 2024 30 years, 5 months 18-6 (16) | 31 years, 6 months 16-5 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
23 | Nov 18, 2023 30 years, 3 months 17-6 (15) | Mitch Ramirez | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punch | |
22 | Mar 10, 2023 29 years, 6 months 16-6 (14) | Eduardo Ramon | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
21 | Nov 4, 2022 29 years, 2 months 15-6 (13) | Moacir Rocha | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
20 | Sep 3, 2022 29 years 14-6 (12) | Charles de Oliveira Santos | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
19 | Jun 11, 2022 28 years, 9 months 13-6 (11) | Taffarel Brasil | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches and knee | |
18 | Dec 18, 2021 28 years, 4 months 12-6 (10) | Alan Silva | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Dec 4, 2019 26 years, 3 months 11-6 (9) | Joseph Luciano | ONE | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Jun 20, 2019 25 years, 10 months 10-6 (9) | Gadzhimurad Abdullaev | ONE | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15 | Apr 25, 2019 25 years, 8 months 10-5 (9) | Gunther Kalunda Ngunza | ONE | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Body kick |
14 | Dec 14, 2018 25 years, 3 months 9-5 (8) | Tuluosibake Kuerbanjiang | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Apr 7, 2017 23 years, 7 months 8-5 (7) | Tao Jiang | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Jan 7, 2017 23 years, 4 months 7-5 (6) | Mikhail Romanchuk | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
11 | Nov 6, 2016 23 years, 2 months 7-4 (6) | Sun Jiming | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
10 | Jan 10, 2016 22 years, 4 months 6-4 (5) | Yousef Wehbe | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Oct 25, 2014 21 years, 2 months 5-4 (4) | Ary Santos | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Jun 14, 2014 20 years, 9 months 5-3 (4) | Bruno Pereira | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Nov 22, 2013 20 years, 3 months 4-3 (3) | Claudiere Freitas | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
6 | Nov 10, 2013 20 years, 2 months 4-2 (3) | Cosme Santos | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Body kick | |
5 | Sep 20, 2013 20 years, 1 months 3-2 (2) | Diogo Cavalcanti | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
4 | May 11, 2013 19 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | Rodrigo Haro | FT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
3 | May 13, 2012 18 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Rafael Nunes | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | |
2 | Mar 24, 2012 18 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Renato da Silva Jr. | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Mar 17, 2012 18 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Sergio Vieira | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
