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

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?