Carlos Prates
Carlos “The Nightmare” Prates is a Brazilian UFC welterweight and Fighting Nerds striker who shares fight preparation, travels and life outside the cage on YouTube and Instagram.
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UFCOverview
- From
- Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
- Known as
- The Nightmare
- Team
- The Fighting Nerds
- Division
- UFC welterweight
- Professional debut
- 2012
- UFC debut
- February 10, 2024
- Breakout
- Four UFC knockout wins in 2024
Mini bio
How it started.
Prates says his mother took him to a martial arts gym at 15 to help him find direction. He turned professional in MMA in 2012 and later lived in Thailand, developing his Muay Thai before his UFC opportunity arrived.
The breakthrough.
A knockout of Mitch Ramirez on Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2023 earned him a UFC contract. In 2024, he stopped Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke, Li Jingliang and Neil Magny, collecting a Performance of the Night bonus each time. UFC.com ranked him its top newcomer of the year.
Inside and outside the cage.
Fans follow a striker from the Fighting Nerds team whose career now includes wins over former champions Leon Edwards and Jack Della Maddalena. His YouTube channel also gives them fight preparation videos, travel vlogs and conversations in “The Nightmare Talks.”
Creditschronological, newest first
UFC appearances
- 2026UFC Perth: Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos PratesMain-event winner by third-round TKO
- 2025UFC 322: Leon Edwards vs Carlos PratesWinner by second-round knockout
- 2025UFC 319: Geoff Neal vs Carlos PratesWinner by first-round knockout
- 2024UFC Fight Night: Magny vs PratesMain-event winner by first-round knockout
YouTube
- 2026Road to Title Shot: Prates vs Maddalena, final episodeCreator and featured athlete
- 2025UFC 322 EP. FINAL: Carlos Prates vs Leon Edwards, comentadoCreator and featured athlete
Awards
- UFC Honors: 2024 Debut of the YearFan Choice winner for 2024.
- UFC.com Awards: top newcomer of 2024Ranked No. 1 in UFC.com’s editorial newcomers list.
- Performance of the Night: UFC 322Recognized for his second-round knockout of Leon Edwards in November 2025.
- Performance of the Night: UFC 319Recognized for his spinning back elbow knockout of Geoff Neal in August 2025.
Quotes
Everybody deserves their slice of the cakeCarlos Prates, UFC.com interview with Vinicius Giglio
In November 2024, he explained why sharing his earnings with the people who helped him mattered to him.
Trivia
- He says “The Nightmare” came from promoters struggling to find him opponents in Brazil.
- He holds black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai.
- He names Anderson Silva as his favorite fighter.
- He has an Australian daughter.
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