Francisco Prado

Prado stopped Bonfim with punches at 4:23 of the first round.

Key moments

• Prado finished Bonfim with punches late in round one.
• The stoppage came at 4:23 of the first round.

Matthews outpointed Prado over three rounds in Sydney and handed the Argentinian another decision defeat. The loss mattered because Prado had moved up to welterweight looking for a reset after his first UFC stretch and instead fell deeper into a skid.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision to Matthews at UFC 312.
• It marked Prado's third straight UFC defeat overall.
• He later followed it with the split-decision loss to Veretennikov.

Prado went the distance with Zellhuber in Mexico City but was consistently edged in a technical kickboxing fight.

Key moments

• Lost all three rounds on the cards against Zellhuber.
• The bout came seven months after Prado's stoppage win over Ottman Azaitar.
• It pushed him into the welterweight reset that continued through 2025 and 2026.

Prado's UFC debut came on short notice against Mullarkey in Perth, and although he made the fight competitive in bursts, he lost a unanimous decision after three rounds. The result still served as a high-level introduction before he earned his first UFC win over Ottman Azaitar five months later.

Key moments

• Lost his UFC debut by unanimous decision.
• Completed all three rounds in a short-notice step up.
• Used the experience as a bridge to the Azaitar stoppage later in 2023.

Pare pushed Prado deeper than many of his other regional opponents, but Prado still found a shoulder choke early in the third round. The bout showed he could stay dangerous after extended exchanges rather than only in first-round chaos.

Key moments

• Won by shoulder choke in round three.
• The submission came at 1:07 of the final frame.
• Proved he could finish after a longer fight as well as in quick bursts.

Prado carried his pressure into the second round and finished Basualdo with a knee-and-punches sequence in just 34 seconds of the frame. It was another sign that even when opponents survived the opening storm, the pace rarely eased.

Key moments

• Won by second-round TKO.
• The finish came 34 seconds into round two.
• Used a knee-and-punches sequence to close the fight.