Giles vs Prates

Who won Giles vs Prates?

Carlos Prates beat Trevin Giles by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Giles vs Prates stats

Trevin Giles stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Carlos Prates made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Trevin Giles' 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Carlos Prates marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Trevin Giles' UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Carlos Prates' came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Prates had a massive power advantage over Giles, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Giles' 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Giles had an advantage over Prates, with a 31% submission rate over Prates' 19%.

Trevin Giles was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Giles was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 10 months later than Prates, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 51 to Prates' 50.

Giles vs Prates form

Trevin Giles had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gabriel Bonfim at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Preston Parsons at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Louis Cosce at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michael Morales at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had been defeated by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Prates had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Eduardo Ramon at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Moacir Rocha at LFA 146 on 4th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joseph Luciano at ONE Warrior Series 9 on 4th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in Singapore.

Before that, he had lost to Gadjimurad Abdulaev at ONE Warrior Series 6 on 20th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had beaten Gunter Kalunda Ngunza at ONE Warrior Series 5 on 25th April 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Trevin Giles had been fighting more than Carlos Prates.

Going to this contest, Trevin Giles had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 19 days ago, while Carlos Prates' last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 7 days ago.

Giles' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Prates' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Giles vs Prates?

Trevin Giles was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Prates made his way into the ring at 19/50 (-260) with oddsmakers.