Lightweight · “Neo”
Carlo Prater
35-25-1 UFC 1-2-0
Durable
Submission Grappler
5'11"Height
72"Reach
SwitchStance
45Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
10:09Avg fight
Skill profile
- Durability Average 60
- Grappling Average 60
- Accuracy Average 60
- Control Below avg 30
- Wrestling Below avg 29
- TD Defense Below avg 27
- Striking Below avg 24
- Striking D Weak 10
Built on 30 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Durable
average durability — rates 60 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler
average grappling — rates 60 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.26
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.23
Striking accuracy49.3%
Striking defense35.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense57.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.97
Control time9.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Marcus LeVesseur 21-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · October 5, 2012
42/79Sig. strikes
53/77Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:12Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L TJ Grant 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012
27/61Sig. strikes
68/113Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Erick Silva 13-1 walk-in DQ · R1 0:29 — UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · January 14, 2012
0/0Sig. strikes
8/10Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
19
Decision
12
Other
1
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
5
Decision
17
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
Renegades Extreme Fighting
4
UFC
3
Shine
3
Absolute Fighting Championships
3
Freestyle Fighting Championships
3
Premier MMA Championship
2
Legacy FC
2
WEC
2
+ 34 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 61 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kamil Oniszczuk | TKO (leg kick) | CAVEMMA 4
March 1, 2024 |
CAVEMMA | 1 | 0:33 |
| L | Alexander Butenko | TKO (submission to strikes) | RFA 5
October 29, 2022 |
RFA | 1 | 1:48 |
| L | Nikola Joksović | Decision (unanimous) | FNC Armagedon 3 Semifinals
July 29, 2022 |
FNC Armagedon | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cesar Benitez | Submission (anaconda choke) | Centro Oeste Fight 14
December 11, 2021 |
Centro Oeste Fight | 1 | 1:20 |
| L | Bojan Veličković | TKO (punches) | Oktagon 27
September 11, 2021 |
Oktagon | 1 | 2:44 |
| L | Stefan Sekulić | Decision (unanimous) | Serbian Battle Championship 32
July 24, 2021 |
Serbian Battle Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cristiano Bonis | KO (punch) | King of Ring MMA 2
July 20, 2019 |
King of Ring MMA | 1 | 1:09 |
| L | Justin Edwards | Submission (guillotine choke) | Premier MMA Championship 9
August 11, 2018 |
Premier MMA Championship | 3 | 1:44 |
| W | Eric Scallan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Legacy Fighting Alliance 32
January 26, 2018 |
Legacy Fighting Alliance | 2 | 3:39 |
| W | Evan Samad | Decision (split) | Premier MMA Championship 5: Prater vs. Samad
November 18, 2017 |
Premier MMA Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jason Norwood | Decision (unanimous) | Fury FC 19
September 29, 2017 |
Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Erivan Pereira | Decision (majority) | Aspera FC 45
October 8, 2016 |
Aspera FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dylan Fussell | Decision (split) | WSOF Global Championship 1
November 21, 2015 |
WSOF Global Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Robert White | Decision (split) | Absolute Action 43
August 29, 2015 |
Absolute Action | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rick Hawn | Decision (unanimous) | Titan FC 32
December 19, 2014 |
Titan FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 20: Prater vs. Ferreira
May 31, 2013 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sebastian Latorre | Submission (kimura) | Fight Now Championship
January 25, 2013 |
Fight Now Championship | 1 | — |
| L | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (unanimous) | Vale Tudo Japan 2012
December 24, 2012 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marcus LeVesseur | Decision (split) | UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
October 5, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | T. J. Grant | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May 15, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Erick Silva | DQ (punches to the back of the head) | UFC 142
January 14, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Gleristone Santos | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Capital Fight 4
September 6, 2011 |
Capital Fight | 2 | 4:58 |
| W | Cameron Dollar | Submission (kimura) | Legacy FC 7: Prater vs. Dollar
July 22, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 1:53 |
| W | Henrique Mello | Submission (rear-naked choke) | International Fighter Championship
April 29, 2011 |
International Fighter Championship | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Bryan Travers | Technical submission (inverted anaconda choke) | Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy
February 18, 2011 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 1 | 0:38 |
| L | Reza Madadi | Decision (unanimous) | Superior Challenge 6
October 29, 2010 |
Superior Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Drew Fickett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix
September 10, 2010 |
Shine | 1 | 2:02 |
| W | Charlie Brown | Decision (majority) | Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix
September 10, 2010 |
Shine | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Richard Crunkilton | Decision (split) | Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix
September 10, 2010 |
Shine | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Antonio McKee | Decision (unanimous) | MFC 22
October 2, 2009 |
MFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dominique Robinson | Decision (unanimous) | PFC 13: Validation
May 8, 2009 |
PFC | 5 | 3:00 |
| L | Brock Larson | TKO (punches) | WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura
August 3, 2008 |
WEC | 1 | 0:37 |
| W | Garett Davis | Decision (unanimous) | Raw Combat: Resurrection
June 20, 2008 |
Raw Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcelo Brito | Decision (unanimous) | UWC: Invasion
April 26, 2008 |
UWC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Carlos Condit | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater
February 13, 2008 |
WEC | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Keith Wisniewski | Decision (split) | Art of War 3
September 1, 2007 |
Art of War | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Lapsley | Decision (unanimous) | Art of War 1
March 9, 2007 |
Art of War | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marlon Mathias | TKO (stomps) | Storm Samurai 12
November 25, 2006 |
Storm Samurai | 1 | 4:55 |
| L | Derrick Noble | Decision (unanimous) | Mix FC: Boardwalk Blitz
March 4, 2006 |
Mix FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Pat Healy | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Euphoria: USA vs. Japan
November 5, 2005 |
Euphoria | 2 | 3:57 |
| W | Adam Arredondo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFC: Rumble on the Rio 2
October 15, 2005 |
IFC | 1 | 3:03 |
| L | Keith Wisniewski | Decision (unanimous) | FFC 15: Fiesta Las Vegas
September 14, 2005 |
FFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Claudionor Fontinelle | Submission (anaconda choke) | Meca World Vale Tudo 12
July 9, 2005 |
Meca World Vale Tudo | 1 | 3:52 |
| W | Mikey Gomez | Decision (unanimous) | Absolute Fighting Championships 11
February 12, 2005 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Keith Wisniewski | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 13
December 10, 2004 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Thomas Schulte | Decision (unanimous) | Fightworld 3
November 27, 2004 |
Fightworld | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Efrain Ruiz | Decision (unanimous) | Absolute Fighting Championships 10
October 30, 2004 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Carlos Condit | Submission (triangle choke) | Fightworld 2
September 11, 2004 |
Fightworld | 1 | 2:51 |
| W | Spencer Fisher | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 9
May 14, 2004 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Drew Fickett | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rage on the River
April 17, 2004 |
Rage on the River | 3 | 2:25 |
| D | Sauli Heilimo | Draw | Absolute Fighting Championships 7
February 27, 2004 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | Submission (guillotine choke) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 7
December 19, 2003 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 1 | 2:32 |
| W | Andrew Chappelle | Decision | IFC: Rumble on the Rio
December 6, 2003 |
IFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Mills | Submission (guillotine choke) | Reality Fighting Championships 2
May 10, 2003 |
Reality Fighting Championships | 1 | 1:04 |
| W | Lee King | Submission (armbar) | Renegades Extreme Fighting
April 18, 2003 |
Renegades Extreme Fighting | 1 | — |
| W | Adam Arredondo | TKO (injury) | Renegades Extreme Fighting
April 18, 2003 |
Renegades Extreme Fighting | 1 | 0:17 |
| W | Lee King | Submission (guillotine choke) | Renegades Extreme Fighting
February 1, 2003 |
Renegades Extreme Fighting | 1 | 1:04 |
| W | Jeremiah O'Neal | Submission (armbar) | Renegades Extreme Fighting
February 1, 2003 |
Renegades Extreme Fighting | 1 | 1:22 |
| W | Teo Baumgardner | Submission (guillotine choke) | Reality Fighting Championships 1
January 25, 2003 |
Reality Fighting Championships | 1 | 4:22 |
| W | Andrew Chappelle | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Talon Challenge 3
November 1, 2002 |
Talon Challenge | — | — |
| W | Frank Alcala | Submission (armbar) | Talon Challenge 3
November 1, 2002 |
Talon Challenge | — | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Carlo Prater) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.