WNO 32

The centerpiece of WNO 32 was a four-man Lightweight Grand Prix to determine a new WNO Lightweight champion. The title was vacant heading into the event — pre-event materials had referenced Diego Oliveira (known as "Pato") as the reigning champion, but post-event reporting confirmed the belt was vacant at the time of competition.

Semifinals

Dorian Olivarez (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu) wasted little time in his semifinal, finishing Julian Espinosa with a Rear Naked Choke at the 1:29 mark to take the round 1-0 — the fastest submission of the night. In the other bracket, Deandre Corbe (Standard & Black Box Grappling) ground out a methodical judges' decision over Max Hanson (Adamas / Pedigo Submission Fighting) by a 1-0 round score. Hanson had entered the bracket seeking to avenge a 2024 loss to Corbe, while Corbe carried forward a notable prior decision win over Diego Oliveira from the Sapateiro World Championship 2025.

Final

In the final, Olivarez delivered a dominant, wire-to-wire performance against Corbe, imposing relentless top pressure, continuous scrambling, and sustained ride time to earn a 2-0 judges' decision and claim the vacant WNO Lightweight title. Cornered by Gordon Ryan and John Danaher, Olivarez executed a game plan that neutralized Corbe's guard-based threats and kept the match firmly under his control. The victory built on a strong 2025 campaign in which Olivarez became a two-time ADCC Trials winner and posted standout performances at CJI 2.

The Youth Grand Prix — labeled "WNO Feather" in FloGrappling's event listings and "Youth GP" in post-event reporting — ran a clean bracket format across two semifinals and a final.

James Ortiz (Simple Man Martial Arts) defeated JP Tran (Art of Jiu-Jitsu) by judges' decision (2-0 round score) in his semifinal. On the other side of the bracket, Carlos Sainz (Alpha Miami Grappling) — also listed as "Chingy Sainz" on FloGrappling's event page, with "Chingy" serving as a nickname — defeated Matthew Velez (Prodigy Jiu-Jitsu) by judges' decision (2-0 round score). Ortiz then closed out the bracket by defeating Sainz in the final via judges' decision to claim the Youth GP title. An earlier bracket meeting between the two had also gone to Ortiz, by a 1-1 round score resolved by the judges.

WNO 32 produced five submission finishes spanning a range of techniques, with each offering a distinct window into the attacking philosophies on display.

Dorian Olivarez's Rear Naked Choke of Julian Espinosa at 1:29 in the Lightweight GP semifinal stood as the sharpest finish of the night — a clean back-take converted almost immediately into a fight-ending choke.

On the main card, Raajus Dewan (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu) submitted Austin Senos (Simple Man Martial Arts) with a Straight Armlock at 2:38 in the WNO Middle superfight, with the round score standing at 0-0 at the time of finish. Thaynara Victória (Aspire To Inspire) finished Mona Bailey (Carlson Gracie North Houston / Team Bailey) with an Aoki Lock at 2:55 in the WNO Fly bout — also at 0-0 on the cards — showcasing the leg-lock threat that has become a hallmark of high-level no-gi competition.

The most dramatic submission of the evening came from Nick Mataya (Simple Man Martial Arts), who rallied to catch Jacob Bornemann (Pedigo Submission Fighting) with a Rear Naked Choke at the 9:49 mark in the WNO Catch superfight, sealing a 2-0 round score in a finish that arrived deep in the match.

In the prelims, Connor Stallmer (Simple Man Martial Arts) submitted Nakoa Navarro Henderson (10th Planet Las Vegas) via Foot Lock at 6:17 in the WNO Feather preliminary bout.

Four bouts on the card went the distance to judges' decision, each offering its own competitive narrative.

In the WNO Light Heavy superfight, Felipe Costa — known as "Laranjinha" and competing out of Six Blades — edged Sebastian Attard (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu) by judges' decision in a closely contested match that finished at 1-1 on the round scores. The surname "Costa" for Felipe "Laranjinha" was confirmed via FloGrappling's event listing.

In the WNO Bantam bout, Lilian Marchand (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) defeated Jaine Fragoso (Caio Terra Association) by unanimous judges' decision with a 1-1 round score. A spelling discrepancy exists between sources — FloGrappling's event page lists "Lillian Marchand" while post-event reporting used "Lilian Marchand" — both referring to the same competitor. In the WNO Straw division, Bebe Junco (Alpha Miami Grappling) controlled her bout against Zoe Freeman (Renzo Gracie San Antonio), earning a 2-0 round score on the judges' cards.

WNO 32 was contested under WNO's round-based scoring system, in which individual rounds are scored independently rather than aggregated into a single match score. The round scores noted throughout the card — 0-0, 1-0, 1-1, 2-0 — reflect cumulative round outcomes at the moment of a submission finish or at the final judges' decision. A submission ends the match regardless of the standing round score.

The event used no-gi attire and a ruleset that sits outside standard IBJJF or ADCC frameworks, consistent with WNO's established competition format. The card was held at Austin PBS, a public broadcasting venue in Austin, Texas, and structured across preliminary bouts, main card superfights, and two grand prix brackets.