UFC 319 results: Carlos Prates lands spinning knockout of Geoff Neal

Carlos Prates may have turned in a Knockout of the Year candidate Saturday in Chicago.

On the UFC 319 main card, Prates (22-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) audibly cracked Geoff Neal (16-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) with a spinning back elbow for a knockout stoppage at 4:59 of Round 1. The welterweight bout took place at United Center.

Prior to the finish, both men brought the heat but in a contained manner. They were measured, not wild. Both landed hard shots. But it was Prates' spinning maneuver that sealed the deal.

After his win, Prates asked Dana White for three things: a slot on the UFC Fight Night event in Rio in October, a $50,000 bonus, and for his friend Marcos Degli to be signed.

White immediately obliged two of the three, telling Prates he could fight in Rio and also awarding him a $50,000 bonus. Degli's signing remains to be seen.

The win bounces Prates back from his first UFC loss, which came in a short-notice main event vs. Ian Machado Garry in April.

Neal, 34, is finished with strikes for the first time in his UFC tenure and falls to 1-3 in his most recent four.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 319 results include:

• Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal via knockout (elbow) – Round 1, 4:59
• Michael Page def. Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:39
• Baisangur Susurkaev def. Tom Nolan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:01
• Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Gerald Meerschaert via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:03
• Loopy Godinez def. Jessica Andrade via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Alexander Hernandez def. Chase Hooper via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:58
• Drakkar Klose def. Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Karine Silva def. Dione Barbosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Joseph Morales def. Alibi Idiris via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:04 – "TUF 33" flyweight final

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 319 fight ends in Knockout of the Year? Carlos Prates KOs Geoff Neal