List of Professional Bull Riders Champions

• 2022 Daylon Swearingen
• 2021 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2020 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2019 Jess Lockwood
• 2018 Kaique Pacheco
• 2017 Jess Lockwood
• 2016 Cooper Davis
• 2015 J.B. Mauney
• 2014 Silvano Alves
• 2013 J.B. Mauney
• 2012 Silvano Alves
• 2011 Silvano Alves
• 2010 Renato Nunes
• 2009 Kody Lostroh
• 2008 Guilherme Marchi
• 2007 Justin McBride
• 2006 Adriano Morães
• 2005 Justin McBride
• 2004 Mike Lee
• 2003 Chris Shivers
• 2002 Ednei Caminhas
• 2001 Adriano Morães
• 2000 Chris Shivers
• 1999 Cody Hart
• 1998 Troy Dunn
• 1997 Michael Gaffney
• 1996 Owen Washburn
• 1995 Tuff Hedeman
• 1994 Adriano Morães

Source:[8][9]

• 2022 Daylon Swearingen
• 2021 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2020 Boudreaux Campbell
• 2019 Jess Lockwood
• 2018 Marco Eguchi
• 2017 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2016 Ryan Dirteater
• 2015 Cooper Davis
• 2014 Silvano Alves
• 2013 J.B. Mauney
• 2012 Robson Palermo
• 2011 Robson Palermo
• 2010 Renato Nunes
• 2009 J.B. Mauney
• 2008 Robson Palermo
• 2007 Wiley Petersen
• 2006 L.J. Jenkins
• 2005 Guilherme Marchi
• 2004 Mike Lee
• 2003 Jody Newberry
• 2002 J.W. Hart
• 2001 Luke Snyder
• 2000 Tater Porter
• 1999 Ty Murray
• 1998 Reed Corder
• 1997 Troy Dunn
• 1996 Ronnie Kitchens
• 1995 Troy Dunn
• 1994 Ted Nuce

Source:[8][10]

• 2022 Bob Mitchell
• 2021 Eli Vastbinder
• 2020 Boudreaux Campbell
• 2019 Dalton Kasel
• 2018 Keyshawn Whitehorse
• 2017 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2016 Jess Lockwood
• 2015 Kaique Pacheco
• 2014 J. W. Harris
• 2013 João Ricardo Vieira
• 2012 Emilio Resende
• 2011 Rubens Barbosa
• 2010 Silvano Alves
• 2009 Cody Nance
• 2008 Reese Cates
• 2007 Clayton Williams
• 2006 J.B. Mauney
• 2005 Kody Lostroh
• 2004 Zack Brown
• 2003 Jody Newberry
• 2002 Dan Henricks
• 2001 Luke Snyder
• 2000 Jason Bennett
• 1999 Mike White
• 1998 Pete Hessman
• 1997 Keith Adams
• 1996 Ronnie Kitchens
• 1995 J.W. Hart

Source:[8][11]

• 2022 – Ridin’ Solo
• 2021 – Woopaa
• 2020 – Smooth Operator
• 2019 – Smooth Operator
• 2018 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
• 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
• 2016 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser • and ••
• 2015 – Sweet Pro's Long John
• 2014 – Bushwacker
• 2013 – Bushwacker
• 2012 – Asteroid
• 2011 – Bushwacker
• 2010 – Bones
• 2009 – Code Blue
• 2008 – Bones
• 2007 – Chicken on a Chain
• 2006 – Mossy Oak Mudslinger
• 2005 – Big Bucks
• 2004 – Little Yellow Jacket
• 2003 – Little Yellow Jacket
• 2002 – Little Yellow Jacket
• 2001 – Dillinger
• 2000 – Dillinger
• 1999 – Promise Land
• 1998 – Moody Blues
• 1997 – Panhandle Slim
• 1996 – Baby Face
• 1995 – Bodacious

Source:[8][2]

• Bodacious was also the 1994–1995 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year. Now that Sweet Pro's Bruiser has won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year award for 2017, he and Bodacious are 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.[12]

•• 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.[13]

• 2022 – Night Hawk
• 2021 – Woopaa
• 2020 – Smooth Operator (tie)
• 2020 – I'm Busted (tie)
• 2019 – Smooth Operator
• 2018 – Legit (tie)[14]
• 2018 – Hocus Pocus (tie)[14]
• 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
• 2016 – No bull awarded
• 2015 – No bull awarded
• 2014 – No bull awarded
• 2013 – Bushwacker
• 2012 – Asteroid
• 2011 – Bushwacker
• 2010 – Bones
• 2009 – Code Blue
• 2008 – Bones
• 2007 – Troubadour (tie)
• 2007 – Chicken on a Chain (tie)
• 2006 – Lucky Strike
• 2005 – Pandora's Box
• 2004 – Crossfire Hurricane
• 2003 – Neon Nights
• 2002 – Ugly
• 2001 – Little Yellow Jacket
• 2000 – Promise Land
• 1999 – Promise Land (tie)
• 1999 - Dillinger (tie)
• 1998 – Cash
• 1997 – Nitro
• 1996 – Strawberry Wine

Source:[15][2]

• 2021 Daylon Swearingen
• 2020 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2019 Jess Lockwood
• 2018 Andrew Alvidrez
• 2017 Ezekiel Mitchell
• 2016 Cody Nance
• 2015 Luis Blanco
• 2014 Jason Malone
• 2013 Chase Outlaw
• 2012 Edevaldo Ferreira
• 2011 Shane Proctor
• 2010 Douglas Duncan
• 2009 J.B. Mauney
• 2008 Clayton Williams
• 2007 Clayton Williams
• 2006 J.B. Mauney
• 2005 Edgard Oliveira
• 2004 Ross Johnson
• 2003 Adriano Morães
• 2002 Adriano Morães
• 2001 Paulo Crimber
• 2000 Chris Shivers
• 1999 Jason Bennett
• 1998 Brian Herman
• 1997 Chris Shivers
• 1996 Troy Dunn
• 1995 Tuff Hedeman

Source:[16]

Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division, and was known by such name until 2001, when it was renamed as 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. The tour remains active. However, it longer awards a year-end champion, with 2021 being the final year in which a year-end champion was crowned.

• 2023 Josh Frost
• 2022 Clayton Sellars
• 2021 Adriano Salgado
• 2020 Mason Taylor
• 2019 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2018 Alisson de Souza
• 2017 Alex Marcilio
• 2016 Chase Outlaw
• 2015 Gage Gay
• 2014 Jason Malone

Source:[17]

• 2023 João Lucas Campos
• 2022 Cody Jesus
• 2021 Boudreaux Campbell
• 2020 Mason Taylor
• 2019 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2018 Chase Outlaw
• 2017 Jose Vitor Leme
• 2016 Chase Outlaw
• 2015 Gage Gay

• 2022 Keyshawn Whitehorse

• 2022 Sandro Batista

Event discontinued after 2010.

• 2010 Team Brazil
• 2009 Team USA
• 2008 Team USA
• 2007 Team Brazil

Source:[21]

• 2022 Team USA Eagles[22]
• 2021 – No Global Cup event this year due to different COVID-19 protocols between the five PBR countries.
• 2020 Team USA Eagles[23]
• 2019 Team Brazil[24]
• 2018 Team Brazil[25]
• 2017 Team USA[26]

• 2022 Team Queensland
• 2021 Team Queensland
• 2020 – No Origin Series events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
• 2019 Team Queensland

• 2022 Nashville Stampede

• 2022 Jose Vitor Leme (Team: Austin Gamblers)

• 2022 – Moonlight Party

The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.[27]

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 bull riders.[27]

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.

The Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award is for the highest-scoring single ride at the World Finals. It is named for Lane Frost, the 1987 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider who was fatally injured at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on July 30, 1989, and Brent Thurman, a rising star in pro bull riding and co-founder of the PBR who was seriously injured at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December 11, 1994 and died six days later.

The Glen Keeley Award is for the Canadian bull rider who earns the most points throughout the entire Premier Series season. It is named for Glen Keeley, the 1989 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) champion bull rider who died of injuries sustained at the PBR Bud Light Cup Series’ Ty Murray Invitational on March 24, 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Mason Lowe Award is for the highest-scoring single ride during the regular season of the Premier Series. Mason Lowe was an American bull rider who died of his injuries after being stepped on by a bull on January 15, 2019, during a PBR Velocity Tour event held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.[28]

The Golden Barrel Awards recipients are decided by fans who voted online. The categories are based on moments that occurred during the Premier Series regular season. The Best Celebration award is for the rider who gave the best celebration after completing a successful qualified ride, the Best Winning Ride award is for the rider who gave the best ride of the regular season, the Best Save award is for the bullfighter who put out the best save of a rider from a bull, the 7 Seconds of Agony award is for the rider who gave the best seven-second ride, and the Best Breakthrough Performance award is for the rider who gave the best performance by winning a UTB event after recently going through some professional setbacks. The final category was added in 2022.

The Team Series MVP is awarded to the individual rider who earned the most points during the regular season of the PBR’s U.S. Team Series.

The Team Series Fan Favorite Bull is awarded to the best performing bull during the regular season of the PBR’s U.S. Team Series and is decided by fans who voted online.

The PBR also has recognition awards in the Heroes and Legends Celebration. Some of these like the Ring of Honor and the Brand of Honor are the equivalent of a Hall of Fame recognition.[29] From 2019 to 2020, the Mason Lowe Award was presented in the arena during the PBR World Finals, but it became a part of the Heroes and Legends Celebration in 2021. However, by 2022, it was now awarded during the opening gala the day before the beginning of the PBR World Finals. From 2011 to 2019, and again in 2021, the Heroes and Legends Celebration took place just before the start of the PBR World Finals. However, as of 2022, said ceremony is no longer a part of the PBR World Finals. Beginning in 2023, it will be held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in September during the week of Freedom Fest, the annual PBR Team Series event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

This article presents a list of major champions and honors won by Professional Bull Riders. The Heroes and Legends Celebrations have their own article which lists the Ring of Honor, Sharon Shoulders Award, Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award, Brand of Honor, and Ty Murray Top Hand Award.

• American Bucking Bull
• Bull Riders Only
• Bull Riding Hall of Fame
• Championship Bull Riding
• International Professional Rodeo Association
• Lists of rodeo performers
• PBR Global Cup
• PBR World Cup
• Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
• ProRodeo Hall of Fame

• Official sites of Professional Bull Riders, Inc.:
  • Official Site
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • Mexico (in Spanish)
  • Brazil (in Portuguese)