José 'The Devil's Advocate' Reis (born 30 June 1977) is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdean descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for Olival Gym at either welterweight or super middleweight. He is the 2010 W.F.C.A. Full Contact world champion and a x2 K-1 MAX regional champion who has fought for both the K-1 MAX and SuperLeague organizations. His younger brother, Luis Reis, is also a successful kickboxer.

In his early years José had a successful spell as an amateur winning three Iberian championships and a gold medal in the I.M.T.F. European championships as well as a number of bronze medals in various W.A.K.O. and I.M.T.F. European/world championships. In 2002 he won his first professional title at the K-1 Spain MAX 2002, where he defeated Ante Bilić in the final of the eight man tournament.^[2]

In 2004 he won his second K-1 MAX tournament, this time in held in Portugal, defeating his own brother Luis in the semi-finals.^[3] Despite winning another regional tournament José would not be given the chance to qualify for the K-1 MAX final. In 2005 he signed up with the recently created SuperLeague organization and he had ten fights within the organization between 2005 and 2006, winning four and losing six. His highlight was a runner up position at the SuperLeague Elimination 2006 tournament losing to Jordan Tai in the final.^[4]

After the SuperLeague organizations demise at the end of 2006 José won the W.F.C.A. European title and had a spell with the Steko's Fight Night and KlasH promotions, losing out to Yohan Lidon in a fight for the W.K.A. world title.^[5] He also returned to amateur action in 2007, picking up a bronze medal^[6] and then a silver the following year at the W.A.K.O. European championships. In 2010 he had his most recent success, defeating Gago Drago via controversial decision to claim the W.F.C.A. world title.^[7]

Professional

• 2010 World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) K-1 Rules World champion -72.5 kg
• 2007 Kings of Kickboxing Karlsruhe runner up -75 kg
• 2007 W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing European champion -75 kg
• 2006 Super League Elimination tournament runner up -73 kg
• 2004 K-1 MAX Portugal tournament champion -70 kg
• 2002 K-1 Spain MAX tournament champion -70 kg

Amateur

• 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Porto, Portugal -75 kg (K-1 Rules)
• 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Serbia, Belgrade -75 kg (K-1 Rules)
• 2002 I.A.M.T.F. Muay Thai European Championships in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal -71 kg
• 2002 Iberian Championships
• 2001 I.A.M.T.F Muay Thai World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -69 kg
• 2001 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -71 kg (Low Kick)
• 2001 Iberian Championships
• 2000 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Moscow, Russia
• 2000 Iberian Championships

Professional Kickboxing Record
38 Wins (14 (T)KOs), 20 Losses, 2 Draws[8]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2010-03-06	Win	Gago Drago	Gala Internacional de Kickboxing	Alenquer, Portugal	Decision	5	3:00
Wins W.F.C.A. K-1 Rules world title -72.5 kg.
2009-10-18	Draw	Arnaldo Silva	W.A.K.O. Champions League	Lisbon, Portugal	Ext.R Decision Draw	4	3:00
2009-01-24	Loss	Khalid Bourdif	Beast of the East 2009, Quarter-finals	Zutphen, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2008-11-08	Loss	Arian Vatnikaj	KlasH European Elimination 2008, Semi-finals	Hanau, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2008-11-08	Win	Rick Barnhill	KlasH European Elimination 2008, Quarter-finals	Hanau, Germany	TKO (Ref Stop/Right Hook)	2
2008-07-06	Loss	Perry Ubeda	Ultimate Glory 8	Nijmegen, Netherlands	Decision	5	2:00
2008-05-31	Loss	Nieky Holzken	Beast of the East 2008	Zutphen, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2008-03-08	Loss	Yohan Lidon	Steko's Fight Night 28, W.K.A. Final	Munich, Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight was for W.K.A. K-1 Rules world title -70 kg.
2008-03-08	Win	Ashley Guishard	Steko's Fight Night 28, W.K.A. Semi-finals	Munich, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2007-12-08	Loss	Yohan Lidon	Steko's Fight Night 27, W.K.A. Semi-finals	Munich, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2007-12-08	Win	Jan de Keyzer	Steko's Fight Night 27, W.K.A. Quarter-finals	Munich, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2007-11-24	Loss	Giorgio Petrosyan	Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter-finals	Padova, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-08-31	Loss	Cedric Muller	Steko's Fight Night 25, Final	Karlsruhe, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
Fight was for Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Karlsruhe tournament -75 kg. Despite defeat is invited to Steko's Fight Night 27 to take part in the W.K.A. world championship -75 kg.
2007-08-31	Win	Rayen Simson	Steko's Fight Night 25, Semi-finals	Karlsruhe, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2007-04-28	Win	Wallid Haddad	KlasH Champions Battlefield	Höör, Sweden	TKO (Shin Injury)	1
2007-01-27	Win	Darius Skliaudys	WFCA Baltia Grand Prix	Riga, Latvia	KO	1
Wins W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing European title -75 kg.
2006-12-02	Loss	Marco Piqué	Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter-finals	Padova, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
2006-10-17	Loss	Farid Villaume	A-1 Combat Cup 2006, Quarter-finals	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision	5	3:00
2006-10-15	Win	Jenk Behic	A-1 Combat Cup 2006, 1st round	Istanbul, Turkey	KO	4
2006-05-13	Loss	Jordan Tai	SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Final	Vienna, Austria	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight was for SuperLeague Elimination 2006 tournament -73 kg.
2006-05-13	Win	Amir Zeyada	SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Semi-finals	Vienna, Austria	Decision	3	3:00
2006-05-13	Win	Şahin Yakut	SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Quarter-finals	Vienna, Austria	Decision	3	3:00
2006-03-11	Loss	Alviar Lima	SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006	Paris, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-01-28	Loss	Fadi Merza	SuperLeague Hungary 2006	Budapest, Hungary	Decision	3	3:00
2005-11-19	Win	Cedric Muller	SuperLeague Portugal 2005	Carcavelos, Portugal	Decision	3	3:00
2005-09-24	Loss	Alviar Lima	Super League Turkey 2005, Quarter-finals	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2005-05-21	Loss	Jordan Tai	SuperLeague Germany 2005	Oberhausen, Germany	KO (Right High Kick)	2
2005-04-09	Win	Ole Laursen	SuperLeague Austria 2005	Vienna, Austria	Decision	5	3:00
2004-12-18	Draw	Rafi Zouheir	K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Super Fight	Guadalajara, Spain	Decision Draw	3	3:00
2004-10-23	Loss	Rene Müller	SuperLeague Germany 2004	Oberhausen, Germany	TKO (Doc Stop/Cut)	5
2004-04-02	Win	Tarik Farina	K-1 MAX Portugal 2004, Final	Lisbon, Portugal	TKO	1
Wins K-1 MAX Portugal 2004 tournament -70 kg.
2004-04-02	Win	Luis Reis	K-1 MAX Portugal 2004, Semi-finals	Lisbon, Portugal	TKO	2
2004-04-02	Win	Carlos Heredia	K-1 MAX Portugal 2004, Quarter-finals	Lisbon, Portugal	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2003-10-31	Loss	Ante Bilić	K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb	Zagreb, Croatia	Decision (Split)	5	3:00
2003-08-20	Loss	Carlos Heredia	K-1 Spain GP 2003, Super Fight	Barcelona, Spain	Disqualified
2002-12-14	Win	Ante Bilić	K-1 Spain MAX 2002, Final	Barcelona, Spain	Decision	3	3:00
Wins K-1 Spain MAX 2002 tournament -70 kg.
2002-12-14	Win	Ondřej Hutník	K-1 Spain MAX 2002, Semi-finals	Barcelona, Spain	TKO (Ref Stop/Cut)	1
2002-12-14	Win	Roger Van de Heiden	K-1 Spain MAX 2002, Quarter-finals	Barcelona, Spain	Decision	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2008-11-30	Loss	Yury Harbachou	W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Final -75 kg	Porto, Portugal	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '08 K-1 Rules Silver Medal -75 kg.
2008-11-?	Win	Mehmet Aygun	W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Semi-finals -75 kg	Porto, Portugal	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-11-?	Win	Artur Szychowski	W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Quarter-finals -75 kg	Porto, Portugal	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-09-?	Loss	Yury Harbachou	W.A.K.O. World Championships '07, K-1 Rules Semi-finals -75 kg	Belgrade, Serbia
Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '07 K-1 Rules Bronze Medal -75 kg.
2007-09-?	Win	Vladimir Konsky	W.A.K.O. World Championships '07, K-1 Rules Quarter-finals -75 kg	Belgrade, Serbia
2007-09-?	Win	Krasimir Aprostolov	W.A.K.O. World Championships '07, K-1 Rules 2nd round -75 kg	Belgrade, Serbia
Had bye through to 2nd round.
2006-11-23	Loss	Denis Dikusar	W.A.K.O. European Championships '06 -71 kg, Thai-Boxing 1st round -71 kg	Skopje, Macedonia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-10-?	Loss	Krasimir Aprostolov	W.A.K.O. European Championships '06, Full Contact 2nd round -75 kg	Lisbon, Portugal	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2006-10-?	Win	Pavol Garaj	W.A.K.O. European Championships '06, Full Contact 1st round -75 kg	Lisbon, Portugal	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2002-10-28	Win		I.A.M.T.F. Amateur European Championships '02, Muay Thai Final -75 kg	Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Wins I.A.M.T.F. Amateur European Championship '02 Muay Thai Gold Medal -71 kg.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers

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• José REIS - MUAYTHAITV