The YETI PBR World Champion Bull is an annual award presented by Professional Bull Riders (PBR) to the bull that accumulates the most points during the PBR season. The award is determined by a combination of a bull's performances in PBR-sanctioned events and the scores awarded by judges when riders successfully complete a ride. The winning bull is recognized as the PBR's world champion bull for that season.
The award was first presented in 1995. Since its introduction, the World Champion Bull title has been awarded annually, with the competition and scoring criteria changing over time as the PBR has modified its competition format and scoring system.
Three bulls – Little Yellow Jacket, Bushwacker, and SweetPro's Bruiser – have won the championship three times, the most in PBR history.
YETI became the title sponsor of the award in 2016.
List of champions Season Champion Stock contractor Ref. 1995 Bodacious Andrews Rodeo Co. Inc. 1996 Babyface Terry Williams Bucking Bulls 1997 Panhandle Slim Terry Williams Bucking Bulls 1998 Moody Blues Terry Williams Bucking Bulls 1999 Promiseland Terry Williams Bucking Bulls 2000 Dillinger Herrington Cattle Co. 2001 Dillinger Herrington Cattle Co. 2002 Little Yellow Jacket Joe Berger / Tom Teague / Bernie Taupin 2003 Little Yellow Jacket (2) Joe Berger / Tom Teague / Bernie Taupin 2004 Little Yellow Jacket (3) Joe Berger / Tom Teague / Bernie Taupin 2005 Big Bucks Frontier Rodeo Company 2006 Mossy Oak Mudslinger Page & Teague Bucking Bulls 2007 Chicken on a Chain Robinson / Tedesco / Larry the Cable Guy 2008 Bones Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC 2009 Code Blue Walton & Wagoner / Berger & Struve 2010 Bones (2) Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC 2011 Bushwacker Julio Moreno / Richard Oliveira 2012 Asteroid Circle T Ranch & Rodeo 2013 Bushwacker (2) Julio Moreno / Richard Oliveira 2014 Bushwacker (3) Julio Moreno / Richard Oliveira 2015 SweetPro's Long John D&H Cattle Co. 2016 SweetPro's Bruiser D&H Cattle Co. / Buck Cattle Co. 2017 SweetPro's Bruiser (2) D&H Cattle Co. / Buck Cattle Co. 2018 SweetPro's Bruiser (3) D&H Cattle Co. / Buck Cattle Co. 2019 Smooth Operator Julie Rosen / Clay Struve / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger 2020 Smooth Operator (2) Julie Rosen / Clay Struve / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger 2021 Woopaa Barker Bulls / Hookin' W Ranch 2022 Ridin' Solo Bill McCarty / McCoy Rodeo 2023 Ridin' Solo (2) Bill McCarty / McCoy Rodeo 2024 Man Hater Jane Clark / Gene Owen 2025 Man Hater (2) Jane Clark / Gene Owen 2026 Ransom D&H Cattle Co. / Flinn
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