This List of Professional Bull Riders Champions provides lists of all the year-end champions of the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR). There are the World Champion bull riders, World Finals event champions, World Champion bulls, and Rookie of the Year, for example. Also listed are the winners of various awards that are given out at the end of each season. The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an international professional bull riding organization based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. PBR events are televised on CBS and The CW and streamed live on the paywall-based Paramount+ and for free on RidePass on Pluto TV. More than 800 bull riders from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships.2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR & Bull Riding Basics - The PBR at a Glance, p.4. This article lists all the various champions and awards that have been bestowed since the founding of the PBR in 1992.
World Champion Bull Riders
1994 Adriano Morães 1995 Tuff Hedeman 1996 Owen Washburn 1997 Michael Gaffney 1998 Troy Dunn 1999 Cody Hart 2000 Chris Shivers 2001 Adriano Morães 2002 Ednei Caminhas 2003 Chris Shivers 2004 Mike Lee 2005 Justin McBride 2006 Adriano Morães 2007 Justin McBride 2008 Guilherme Marchi 2009 Kody Lostroh 2010 Renato Nunes 2011 Silvano Alves 2012 Silvano Alves 2013 J.B. Mauney 2014 Silvano Alves 2015 J.B. Mauney 2016 Cooper Davis 2017 Jess Lockwood 2018 Kaique Pacheco 2019 Jess Lockwood 2020 José Vitor Leme 2021 José Vitor Leme 2022 Daylon Swearingen 2023 Rafael José de Brito 2024 Cássio Dias 2025 José Vitor Leme 2026 John Crimber 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 2.
World Finals Event Champions 1994 Ted Nuce 1995 Troy Dunn 1996 Ronnie Kitchens 1997 Troy Dunn 1998 Reed Corder 1999 Ty Murray 2000 Tater Porter 2001 Luke Snyder 2002 J.W. Hart 2003 Jody Newberry 2004 Mike Lee 2005 Guilherme Marchi 2006 L.J. Jenkins 2007 Wiley Petersen 2008 Robson Palermo 2009 J.B. Mauney 2010 Renato Nunes 2011 Robson Palermo 2012 Robson Palermo 2013 J.B. Mauney 2014 Silvano Alves 2015 Cooper Davis 2016 Ryan Dirteater 2017 José Vitor Leme 2018 Marco Eguchi 2019 Jess Lockwood 2020 Boudreaux Campbell 2021 José Vitor Leme 2022 Daylon Swearingen 2023 Rafael José de Brito 2024 Sage Kimzey 2025 José Vitor Leme 2026 Hudson Bolton 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 3.
Rookie of the Year 1995 J.W. Hart 1996 Ronnie Kitchens 1997 Keith Adams 1998 Pete Hessman 1999 Mike White 2000 Jason Bennett 2001 Luke Snyder 2002 Dan Henricks 2003 Jody Newberry 2004 Zack Brown 2005 Kody Lostroh 2006 J.B. Mauney 2007 Clayton Williams 2008 Reese Cates 2009 Cody Nance 2010 Silvano Alves 2011 Rubens Barbosa 2012 Emilio Resende 2013 João Ricardo Vieira 2014 J. W. Harris 2015 Kaique Pacheco 2016 Jess Lockwood 2017 José Vitor Leme 2018 Keyshawn Whitehorse 2019 Dalton Kasel 2020 Boudreaux Campbell 2021 Eli Vastbinder 2022 Bob Mitchell 2023 Rafael José de Brito 2024 Cássio Dias 2025 Hudson Bolton 2026 Marco Rizzo 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 6.
World Champion Bull 1995 – Bodacious 1996 – Babyface 1997 – Panhandle Slim 1998 – Moody Blues 1999 – Promiseland 2000 – Dillinger 2001 – Dillinger 2002 – Little Yellow Jacket 2003 – Little Yellow Jacket 2004 – Little Yellow Jacket 2005 – Big Bucks 2006 – Mossy Oak Mudslinger 2007 – Chicken on a Chain 2008 – Bones 2009 – Code Blue 2010 – Bones 2011 – Bushwacker 2012 – Asteroid 2013 – Bushwacker 2014 – Bushwacker 2015 – Sweet Pro's Long John 2016 – SweetPro's Bruiser • and •• 2017 – SweetPro's Bruiser 2018 – SweetPro's Bruiser 2019 – Smooth Operator 2020 – Smooth Operator 2021 – Woopaa 2022 – Ridin' Solo 2023 – Ridin' Solo 2024 – Man Hater 2025 – Man Hater 2026 – Ransom 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.
• Bodacious was also the 1994–1995 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year. When Sweet Pro's Bruiser won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year award for 2017, he and Bodacious became the only bulls to win both the PRCA and PBR titles. Each bull won their two titles in the same year. Bodacious won both of his titles in 1995, while Sweet Pro's Bruiser won both of his titles in 2017.
•• There was actually a tie between Sweet Pro's Bruiser, Sweet Pro's Long John and Pearl Harbor, which was resolved by taking the sum of the bull's best eight outs for the season. That is done according to the PBR rules as the first way to resolve a tiebreaker.
Bull of the World Finals 1996 – Strawberry Wine 1997 – Nitro 1998 – Cash 1999 – Dillinger (tie) 1999 – Promiseland (tie) 2000 – Promiseland 2001 – Little Yellow Jacket 2002 – Ugly 2003 – Neon Nights 2004 – Crossfire Hurricane 2005 – Pandora's Box 2006 – Lucky Strike (tie) 2006 – Scene of the Crash (tie) 2007 – Chicken on a Chain (tie) 2007 – Troubadour (tie) 2008 – Bones 2009 – Code Blue 2010 – Bones 2011 – Bushwacker 2012 – Asteroid 2013 – Bushwacker 2014 – No bull awarded 2015 – No bull awarded 2016 – No bull awarded 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser 2018 – Hocus Pocus (tie) 2018 – Legit (tie) 2019 – Smooth Operator 2020 – I'm Busted (tie) 2020 – Smooth Operator (tie) 2021 – Woopaa 2022 – Night Hawk 2023 – Ridin' Solo 2024 – Red Demon 2025 – Man Hater 2026 – Ransom
2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.
U.S. Touring Pro Division Champions 1995 Tuff Hedeman 1996 Tuff Hedeman 1997 Troy Dunn 1998 Brian Herman 1999 Jason Bennett 2000 Chris Shivers 2001 Paulo Crimber 2002 Adriano Morães 2003 Adriano Morães 2004 Ross Johnson 2005 Edgard Oliveira 2006 J.B. Mauney 2007 Clayton Williams 2008 Clayton Williams 2009 J.B. Mauney 2010 Douglas Duncan 2011 Shane Proctor 2012 Edevaldo Ferreira 2013 Chase Outlaw 2014 Jason Malone 2015 Luis Blanco 2016 Cody Nance 2017 Ezekiel Mitchell 2018 Andrew Alvidrez 2019 Jess Lockwood 2020 José Vitor Leme 2021 Daylon Swearingen 2022 Daylon Swearingen 2023 Josh Frost 2024 Jean Fernandes Pereira 2025 Lucas Martins Costa 2026 Wyatt Rogers Source:2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 5.
Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division. In 2001, it was renamed the Challenger Tour. 2009 was the last year in which this tour had a year-end finals event, and in 2010, it was changed back to its original title of the Touring Pro Division.
Velocity Tour Champions 2014 Jason Malone 2015 Gage Gay 2016 Chase Outlaw 2017 Alex Marcilio 2018 Alisson de Souza 2019 José Vitor Leme 2020 Mason Taylor 2021 Adriano Salgado 2022 Clayton Sellars 2023 Josh Frost 2024 Grayson Cole 2025 Marcus Mast 2026 Grayson Cole Source:2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 4.
Velocity Tour Finals Champions 2015 Gage Gay 2016 Chase Outlaw 2017 Sage Kimzey 2018 Chase Outlaw 2019 José Vitor Leme 2020 Mason Taylor 2021 Boudreaux Campbell 2022 Cody Jesus 2023 João Lucas Campos 2024 John Crimber 2025 Paulo Eduardo Rossetto 2026 Daniel Keeping
Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge Champions 2019 – Harrison / Swearingin / Berger & Barrett Bucking Stock 2020 – Melton Bull Co. 2021 – Sho-Me Rodeo / Rafter J 2022 – Halpain Bucking Bulls 2023 – Nothin' But Try Ranch / Diggers Bucking Bulls 2024 – G&H Cattle 2025 – Silent 7 / Hilton Bull Co. 2026 – Twisted Horns Cattle Co.
Challenger Series Champions 2022 Keyshawn Whitehorse 2023 Alan de Souza 2024 Cody Coverchuk 2025 Gustavo Luíz da Silva
Challenger Series Finals Champions 2022 Sandro Batista 2023 Eli Vastbinder 2024 Claudio Montanha, Jr. 2025 Lauro Nunes Vieira
International Champions
PBR Canada 2006 Scott Schiffner 2007 Tyler Pankewicz 2008 Aaron Roy 2009 Beau Hill 2010 Aaron Roy 2011 Tyler Thomson 2012 Aaron Roy 2013 Zane Lambert 2014 Stetson Lawrence 2015 Tanner Byrne 2016 Ty Pozzobon 2017 Zane Lambert 2018 Cody Coverchuk 2019 Daylon Swearingen 2020 Dakota Buttar 2021 Cody Coverchuk 2022 Nick Tetz 2023 Dakota Buttar 2024 Nick Tetz 2025 Jared Parsonage Source:2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 8.
PBR Brazil 2006 Elton José de Souza 2007 João Mauro Kugel 2008 Edmundo Gomes 2009 Thiago Paguioto 2010 Elton Cide 2011 Edevaldo Ferreira 2012 Edevaldo Ferreira 2013 Claudio Crisostomo 2014 Tiago Vitor 2015 Luciano Henrique de Castro 2016 Dener Barbosa 2017 José Vitor Leme 2018 Fernando Henrique Novais 2019 Alan de Souza 2020 – No PBR Brazil events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. 2021 – Only one PBR Brazil event this year. It was closed to the public due to the continuity of COVID-19 restrictions. 2022 Cássio Dias 2023 Jean Fernandes Pereira 2024 Rogério Venâncio 2025 Gustavo Luiz da Silva 2026 João Paulo Velasco Source:2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 9.
PBR Australia 2006 Tim Wilson 2007 Ben Jones 2008 Pete Farley 2009 David Kennedy 2010 David Kennedy 2011 Kevin "Jock" Connolly 2012 David Kennedy 2013 Chris Lowe 2014 David Kennedy 2015 Fraser Babbington 2016 Cody Heffernan 2017 Troy Wilkinson 2018 Aaron Kleier 2019 Aaron Kleier 2020 Aaron Kleier 2021 Aaron Kleier 2022 Cody Heffernan 2023 Macaulie Leather 2024 Boston Leather 2025 Kurt Shephard Source:
PBR Mexico (Defunct) 2006 Mario Galindo 2007 Hugo Pedrero 2008 – No PBR Mexico events this year. 2009 Jason O'Hearn 2010 Adrian Ferreiro 2011 Simao da Silva 2012 Juan Carlos Contreras 2013 Gustavo Pedrero 2014 Gustavo Pedrero 2015 Alejandro Gamboa 2016 Juan Carlos Contreras 2017 Francisco Morales 2018 Francisco García Torres 2019 Francisco García Torres 2020 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. 2021 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to continued COVID-19 restrictions. 2022 – No PBR Mexico events for a third year in a row. 2023 – After only one event this year, PBR Mexico officially went out of business. Source:2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 6.
Note: All PBR Mexico events in the 2009 season were held in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
World Cup Champions 2007 Team Brazil 2008 Team USA 2009 Team USA 2010 Team Brazil Source:
Event discontinued after 2010.
Global Cup Champions 2017 Team USA 2018 Team Brazil 2019 Team Brazil 2020 Team USA EaglesTeam USA Eagles defend home soil to win 2020 PBR Global Cup USA 2021 – No Global Cup event this year due to different COVID-19 protocols between the five PBR countries. 2022 Team USA EaglesTeam USA Eagles defend home soil to repeat as PBR Global Cup USA Champion Event discontinued after 2022.
Australia Origin Series Champions 2019 Team Queensland 2020 – No Origin Series events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. 2021 Team Queensland 2022 Team Queensland 2023 Team Queensland 2024 Team Queensland 2025 Team New South Wales 2026 Team Queensland
U.S. Team Series Champions Regular-Season Champions 2022 Austin Gamblers 2023 Austin Gamblers 2024 Kansas City Outlaws 2025 Florida Freedom
Regular-Season MVP 2022 José Vitor Leme (Team: Austin Gamblers) 2023 José Vitor Leme (Team: Austin Gamblers) 2024 John Crimber (Team: Florida Freedom) 2025 John Crimber (Team: Florida Freedom)
Team Series Championship Winners 2022 Nashville Stampede 2023 Texas Rattlers 2024 Austin Gamblers 2025 Carolina Cowboys
Team Series Championship MVP 2023 João Ricardo Vieira (Team: Texas Rattlers) 2024 John Crimber (Team: Florida Freedom) 2025 Clay Guiton (Team: Carolina Cowboys)
Team Series Rookie of the Year 2025 Everton Natan da Silva (Team: Arizona Ridge Riders)
Monster Energy Team Challenge Champions 2026 Missouri Thunder
Other awards The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.
The Rookie of the Year award goes to the rookie (first full year of Premier Series competition) bull rider who wins the most points of all first-year competitors.
The Stock Contractor of the Year award goes to the stock contractor who has supplied the best bulls to Premier Series events. This award is given based on a vote among the top PBR bull riders.
The Bull of the World Finals award goes to the bull who scores the highest points combining all his outs during the PBR World Finals.