Helena Crevar’s rematch carries weight beyond just another win. The 18-year-old phenom gets her chance to settle an old score.

The Las Vegas native faces Hawaiian powerhouse Teshya Noelani Alo in a bantamweight submission grappling clash at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The 10-minute bout streams live on Prime Video, with Crevar looking to prove she’s become the youngest ADCC World Championship podium placer in history for good reason.

The pair first met three years ago at a no-gi tournament during their colored belt days. Alo’s intricate guard game gave her the edge in a tight contest that Crevar lost by penalty. Fast forward to 2026, and both grapplers have evolved into world-class competitors.

Crevar earned her black belt in June 2025 after a decade on the mats and captured the Polaris 70-Kilogram Championship later that year. Alo brought home four high school state wrestling titles, a FILA Cadet World Championship, and multiple national judo titles before transitioning to submission grappling. Their paths converged again at ONE Championship, where the stakes reach far beyond a colored belt tournament.

“We competed once. I believe it was three years ago, so it was before I even moved to Texas,” she said. “It was a pretty close match. I won the match by a penalty against her, but it was also a much shorter match, I believe, five or six minutes. So, I’m sure both of us have improved a lot since then. A lot has changed.”

Helena Crevar prepares for Teshya Noelani Alo’s wrestling pressure

Helena Crevar knows what’s coming. Teshya Noelani Alo’s wrestling credentials create constant takedown threats that most grapplers struggle to handle.

The Island Jiu-Jitsu representative’s explosive throws and powerful top control left an impression during their first meeting. Alo’s background in judo and wrestling gives her advantages most pure BJJ players don’t possess. But Crevar spent the last few years training at Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu under Gordon Ryan and John Danaher in Austin, Texas, where wrestling integration became a daily focus.

The teenager plans to meet Alo’s aggression head-on rather than immediately pulling guard like she did three years ago. Her front headlock game and rear body lock entries have become weapons in recent months. Single-leg attempts round out her expanded takedown arsenal, all designed to neutralize Alo’s wrestling-heavy approach.

“She does have a really good stand-up game,” she said. “And from the match I had with her, she had pretty good pressure back then. Her takedowns are really good, and I’m sure she has some good submissions in there, too. So, I expect her to be an overall, well-rounded fighter. I expect a tough match, both of us going in and trying to attack each other. I definitely believe in my skills the most, so I’m sure that I could finish the match with a submission.”