Diogo Reis is a

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black belt athlete. A competitor since childhood, Reis is a European Open,

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, Pan and

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Champion in the juvenile and lower belt divisions, completing an

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in 2019. Reiss is a 2022 ADCC World Submission Fighting Champion and a black belt 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship medallist.

Grappling career

Reis was born on 20 March 2002 in

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. Reis started training in

in 2012 after his brother took up the sport. He joined Melqui Galvao as a yellow belt in 2015 earning all his belts from him through the coloured belt divisions then the adult ones; getting promoted to black belt on 13 December 2020, 7 months only after his brown belt grading.

2022

Reis competed in the first ADCC South American Trials on 5 February 2022, winning the 66 kg division and earning an invite to the

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. On 25 June 2022, Reis represented Team Brazil at Polaris Squads 4. He drew two matches against Nick Ronan and Nathan Orchard while Team Brazil won the overall event. Reis was then invited to compete against Estevan Martinez at ''

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: Ryan v Pena 3'' on 7 August 2022. Reis won the match by unanimous decision. At the

on 17–18 September, Reis defeated Ashley Williams on points in the opening round and his teammate Fabricio Andrey by decision in the quarter-final on the first day. He defeated Josh Cisneros on points in the semi-final on the second day before winning the 66 kg division by beating Gabriel Sousa on points in the final. On 11 December 2022, Reis won a bronze medal at the

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in the Light-Featherweight division.

2023

Reis competed in the IBJJF Curitiba International Open on 11 and 12 March 2023, winning both the gi and no gi featherweight division. On 26 March 2023, Reis won a gold medal in the light-featherweight division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2023. He also competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu on 7 May 2023, and won gold in the light-featherweight division. Reis competed in the

2023 on 3 and 4 June 2023 and won a bronze medal in the light-featherweight division. Reis then competed against Jack Sear in a superfight at Honor Submission Challenge Italy on 1 July 2023. He won the match by unanimous decision. Reis then faced Samuel Nagai in a superfight at BJJ Stars 11 on 9 September 2023. He won the match by decision. Reis competed in a four-man tournament for the Who's Number One featherweight title at Who's Number One 20: Night of Champions on 1 October 2023. He won both matches by unanimous decision and was crowned the champion. Reis then won the no gi featherweight division at the IBJJF Sao Paulo Open 2023 on 19 November 2023. Reis was booked to defend his Who's Number One featherweight title for the first time against Diego 'Pato' Oliveira at WNO 21: Ryan vs Barbosa on 30 November 2023. He was injured during the match and lost as a result, losing his featherweight title as well. Reis represented Team Modolfo in the under 65kg division at AIGA Champions League Final 2023 on 13 and 14 December.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reis, Diogo Living people Sportspeople from Manaus People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu ADCC Submission Fighting World Champions (men) 2002 births