Who’s Number One 20: Night Of Champions took place on October 1st, 2023, and the promotion put together an incredibly stacked card that delivered great results for the fans. A title was on the line in nearly every one of their matches, all the way up to an exciting main event where Gordon Ryan returned to competition against Patrick Gaudio. Ryan dominated the match from the start and methodically worked his way up to an armbar finish in order to retain the heavyweight title. The women’s heavyweight title was also on the line at the event and Nathiely De Jesus put on an impressive display in a hard-fought decision victory, dethroning Rafaela Guedes.
Some divisions didn’t have a reigning champion though, like the women’s featherweight division where Elisabeth Clay and Brianna Ste-Marie battled for the belt. Both women had their moments of success in the match and there was plenty of action, but in the end it was Clay who won the decision and the title. The other two vacant WNO titles were awarded as the result of 4-man tournaments with fantastic lineups in the featherweight division, and in the welterweight division as well.
There was a ton of action in both of the tournaments and the eventual winners put on fantastic displays in their matches, with Mica Galvao landing the submission of the night on the way to winning the welterweight title. Diogo Reis spent more time on the mats than anyone else at Who’s Number One 20: Night Of Champions and he got the results he wanted in the end. He won the featherweight title after two impressive showings in 15 minute decisions against Keith Krikorian and Gabriel Sousa, keeping up a fantastic pace throughout the whole night.
Who’s Number One 20: Night Of Champions Full Results
Gordon Ryan defeats Patrick Gaudio via Submission – Armbar (14:42)
Ryan retains the WNO Heavyweight world championship
Nathiely De Jesus defeats Rafaela Guedes via Decision – Unanimous (15:00)
De Jesus becomes the WNO Women’s Heavyweight world champion
Elisabeth Clay defeats Brianna Ste-Marie via Decision – Unanimous (15:00)
Clay becomes the WNO Women’s Featherweight world champion
Men’s Welterweight Tournament
Mica Galvao defeats Jacob Rodriguez via Decision – Unanimous (15:00)
Andrew Tackett defeats PJ Barch via Decision – Unanimous (15:00)
Tackett withdraws from the tournament due to injury
Final
Mica Galvao defeats PJ Barch via Submission – Flying Armbar (0:47)
Galvao becomes the WNO Welterweight world champion
Men’s Featherweight Tournament
Diogo Reis defeats Keith Krikorian via Decision – Unanimous (15:00)
Gabriel Sousa defeats Ashley Williams via Submission – Kneebar (11:07)
Final
Diogo Reis defeats Gabriel Sousa via Decision – Unanimous (15:00)
Reis becomes the WNO Featherweight world champion
Non-Title Matches
Rafael Lovato Jr defeats Ricardo Evangelista via Submission – Triangle Choke (6:27)
Thaynara Victora defeats Tiffany Butler via Submission – Straight Ankle-lock (8:40)
Steffen Banta defeats Thomas Bracher via Submission – Reverse Triangle Choke (13:44)
The full Who’s Number One 20: Night of Champions event replay, including all of the above results, is available to watch on FloGrappling.
