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UFC 319 Results: Carlos Prates Secures Massive Knockout Over Geoff Neal

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By Vince Pensabene · 2 min read
UFC 319 Results: Carlos Prates Secures Massive Knockout Over Geoff Neal
Aug 15, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, UNITED STATES; Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates during weigh ins for UFC 319 at Radius Chicago. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images

We had an exciting fight in the UFC Welterweight Division as Carlos Prates secured a first-round knockout over Geoff Neal right before the bell for the end of the first round at UFC 319. The knockout artist secured the win and continues his hard-striking ways with this fight. Let’s take a deeper dive into what exactly happened and how Carlos Prates secured a knockout with a mov rarely seen in the UFC.

Carlos Prates Secures 1st Round Knockout Over Geoff Neal at UFC 319

Apr 26, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, UNITED STATES; Carlos Prates (blue gloves) reacts after losing to Ian Machado Garry (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images

This fight between two UFC Welterweight foes was electric as 11th-ranked Geoff Neal and 12th-ranked Carlos Prates battled in the octagon for the first time. The fight was a back-and-forth affair through the first few minutes, but Prates was able to get a bit of an advantage before getting set for the knockout. Carlos Prates, with time set to expire in the opening round of the fight, had an aggressive mindset and hit Neal with a spinning back elbow to knock him out.

Throughout the build for the fight, Prates said this was going to end in the first round, and he was correct. This was just the ninth time in Ultimate Fighting Championship history that a fight ended with a spinning back elbow, and the contact sounded similar to a baseball bat as Neal went straight down. This should catapult Carlos Prates into the 7-8 range of the UFC Welterweight Division.

After the fight, Carlos Prates made it known that he should get the $50,000 bonus for fight of the night, as well as wanting to fight in UFC Fight Night in his home country of Brazil on Oct. 11. Dana White immediately said that was okay and that Prates was going to get the bonus for this fight.

Geoff Neal is in a bit of a tough spot now, losing three of his last four fights. Prates now extended his lead with the most knockouts in UFC since 2024, with five. It is unclear who Prates is going to be fighting against in a couple of months, but it is clear that he is going to be in the conversation for a championship fight after his dominating UFC 319 victory. Where will this place him in the championship picture?

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