The PBR World Finals begin May 8 with the Elimination Rounds at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth and conclude with the Championship Rounds at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on May 18.

This is the second year of a format that blends the gritty, old-school feel of rodeo with a high-energy finish in one of America’s most iconic stadiums. A total of 45 cowboys will enter the World Finals, 25 will advance to Arlington, and ultimately, one will be crowned World Champion.

Below, you’ll find how the Top 15 riders earned their spots, a look at other notable contenders outside the Top 15, and the statistical leaders to watch as the action unfolds.

CONTENDERS

No. 1 Dalton Kasel | 1,258 Points | $353,078 Won | 88.42 Avg. Score | 55% Covered (33/60)

Kasel was powered to the No. 1 ranking by a stretch of three straight event wins from March 8-21, something that has only been accomplished three other times in PBR history. He won five times total on the UTB Series this year and has the highest average score in the PBR at 88.42.

No. 2 Brady Fielder | 1,132 Points | $235,021 Won | 87.14 Avg. Score | 65.57% Covered (40/61)

No one in the PBR rode bulls at a higher clip than Fielder, who won in Chicago and Pittsburgh this season and added eight additional Top 3 finishes. He enters the World Finals with some momentum after a 3-for-3 performance in Tacoma to close the season.

No. 3 John Crimber | 775 Points | $171,987 Won | 88.25 Avg. Score | 53.70% Covered (29/54)

Despite missing three weeks early in the year, Crimber still managed to crack the Top 5 heading into his second World Finals. The first time around, he took second in both the Eliminations and the Championship Round to win nearly $373,000. Crimber’s average score of 88.25 ranks second in the PBR this season.

No. 4 Sage Kimzey | 768.25 Points | $141,986 | 86.10 Avg. Score | 58.49% Covered (31/53)

Last year, Kimzey took the PBR World Finals by storm, winning the event with a 3-for-4 performance on Championship Weekend. Fully healthy in 2025, he has proven it’s no fluke by riding nearly 60 percent of his bulls and getting an event win in Milwaukee.

No. 5 Luciana De Castro | 691.83 Points | $147,936 Won | 85.74 Avg. Score | 54.24% Covered (32/59)

The highest ranked Brazilian entering this year’s World Finals, De Castro won the second-to-last event of the regular season in Billings with three rides of 87.25 points or better. Before that, however, he rode just 2-of-11 bulls in March.

No. 6 Paulo Eduardo Rossetto | 690.25 Points | $121,442 Won | 86.21 Avg. Score | 56.36% Covered (31/55)

Rossetto is looking to build off of his win at the Velocity Tour Finals in Corpus Christi last weekend. He has ridden six of his last seven bulls and is looking for a better performance than his first World Finals a year ago, where he rode only one bull.

No. 7 Cort McFadden | 678.08 Points | $98,279 Won | 85.94 Avg. Score | 58.33% Covered (35/60)

McFadden’s riding percentage ranks third among PBR World Finals qualifiers and he enters having ridden three in a row in Tacoma for a second place finish to close the regular season. That matched his best finish of the year, as he was also second in Albany.

No. 8 Keyshawn Whitehorse | 632 Points | $125,205 Won | 85.94 Avg. Score | 50% Covered (29/58)

Whitehorse won the regular season finale to get his first UTB win since 2021. The Navajo cowboy is amid potentially the best year of his career thanks to a big jump in riding percentage. He was 50 percent in 2025, up from 37 percent for his PBR career.

No. 9 Andrew Alvidrez | 600.75 Points | $134,375 Won | 85.91 Avg. Score | 42.55% Covered (20/47)

Since March 1, Alvidrez has two second place finishes in UTB events and finished with five Top 5 finishes in the regular season. It was feast or famine for him, however, as he only had two additional Top 15 finishes.

No. 10 Kaique Pacheco | 597 Points | $83,323 Won | 85.87 Avg. Score | 52.73% Covered (29/55)

Pacheco became the 10th cowboy in PBR history to reach 400 career qualified rides during the season. He finished sixth or better in each of the last three events of the regular season.

No. 11 Clay Guiton | 594 Points | $94,138 Won | 86.47 Avg. Score | 50% Covered (29/58)

Since March 22, the 19-year-old has covered 18-of-22 bulls and finished Top 10 in five of the last six events he competed in. That included a 4-for-4 performance to get his first career UTB win in Sioux Falls.

No. 12 Leonardo Castro | 502.75 Points | $60,100 Won | 84.97 Avg. Score | 52.73% Covered (29/55)

In Corpus Christi last weekend, Castro made his 100th qualified ride across all PBR competition. He had a pair of third place finishes in UTB competition this season in Wichita and Albuquerque.

No. 13 Lucas Divino | 482 Points | $112,498 Won | 85.19 Avg. Score | 42.31% Covered (22/55)

A mainstay at the PBR World Finals, Divino has been to every one since 2019. He got off to a hot start in 2025 with wins in New York City and Houston in January, but faded after that as his best UTB finish the rest of the way was 11th in the season finale in Tacoma.

No. 14 Austin Richardson | 446.50 Points | $88,090 Won | 87.21 Avg. Score | 41.30% Covered (19/46)

Richardson became known this year for the flair of his riding style and his new signature celebration, modeled after WWE wrestlers Jimmy and Jey Uso. Along the way, he got an event win in Jacksonville, and his average score ranks fifth among PBR World Finals qualifiers.

No. 15 Eduardo Aparecido | 440.50 Points | $87,829 Won | 86.86 Avg. Score | 42.31% Covered (22/52)

To close the regular season, Aparecido logged a pair of Top 10 finishes in Sioux Falls and Albuquerque, where he finished second. He also claimed victory in Salt Lake City in February. His average score ranks eighth among World Finals qualifiers.

OTHER NOTABLES

No. 18 Jose Vitor Leme | 407 Points | $99,447 Won | 88.09 Avg. Score | 48.28% Covered (14/29)

Despite missing all of February and March, Leme was still able to finish the regular season in the Top 20 thanks to an early season win in Ontario, California and three Top 10 finishes down the stretch in April. His average score on the season puts him third among World Finals qualifiers behind Dalton Kasel and John Crimber.

No. 20 Kaiden Loud | 390.50 Points | $60,759 Won | 86.31 Avg. Score | 40.38% Covered (21/52)

The 20-year-old shined in his first career World Finals appearance a year ago going 5-for-8 overall and winning the Elimination Round and finishing fourth in the Championship Round. It paid him over $300,000.

No. 27 Derek Kolbaba | 310 Points | $66,094 Won | 86.80 Avg. Score | 35% Covered (14/40)

Kolbaba got the win in Manchester, New Hampshire back in December and followed it up with a fifth place finish in New York City two weeks later. He would go on to miss all of February and most of March and only log one Top 10 finish the rest of the season.

No. 28 Daylon Swearingen | 296.50 Points | $29,917 Won | 87.32 Avg. Score | 35% Covered (14/40)

The 2022 PBR World Champion got on the exact same number of bulls and covered the exact same amount as Kolbaba. He even had higher average score by more than half a point. However, these two provide an example about how stats and World Finals points don’t always match the paydays. Kolbaba outearned Swearingen by nearly $40,000.

No. 31 Joao Ricardo Vieira | 283 Points | $22,350 Won | 85.18 Avg. Score | 37.74% (20/53)

A true veteran of the sport, he leads all World Finals qualifiers with 666 qualified rides and is looking to clear $4 million in career earnings. His 50 event wins put him behind only Leme and his whopping 86 in this year’s field.

No. 34 Mason Taylor | 199.33 Points | $17,067 Won | 86.59 Avg. Score | 29.17% Covered (14/48)

The 25-year-old Texan looks to return to form on the biggest stage in bull riding after covering just one bull at last year’s World Finals.

No. 35 Boudreaux Campbell | 192.33 Points | $15,853 Won | 85.46 Avg. Score | 31.82% Covered (14/44)

Campbell had just one Top 5 finish in 2025, but he is a guy who knows what it takes to compete at the World Finals having won it in his debut in 2020.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

💰 Total Money Earned (Top 15)

Rank	Rider	Money ($)
1	Dalton Kasel	353,078
2	Brady Fielder	235,021
3	John Crimber	171,987
4	Luciana De Castro	147,936
5	Sage Kimzey	141,986
6	Andrew Alvidrez	134,375
7	Keyshawn Whitehorse	125,205
8	Paulo Rossetto	121,442
9	Lucas Divino	112,498
10	Jose Vitor Leme	99,447
11	Cort McFadden	98,279
12	Clay Guiton	94,138
13	Austin Richardson	88,090
14	Eduardo Aparecido	87,829
15	Kaique Pacheco	83,323

🐂 Average Ride Score (Top 15)

Rank	Rider	Avg Score
1	Dalton Kasel	88.42
2	John Crimber	88.25
3	Jose Vitor Leme	88.09
4	Daylon Swearingen	87.32
5	Austin Richardson	87.21
6	Brady Fielder	87.14
7	Elizmar Jeremias	87.03
8	Eduardo Aparecido	86.86
9	Thiago Salgado	86.82
10	Derek Kolbaba	86.80
11	Mason Taylor	86.59
12	Clay Guiton	86.47
13	Kaiden Loud	86.31
14	Anderson Oliveira	86.26
15	Paulo Rossetto	86.21

✅ Ride Percentage (Top 15)

Rank	Rider	Covered %
1	Brady Fielder	65.57%
2	Sage Kimzey	58.49%
3	Cort McFadden	58.33%
4	Hudson Bolton	56.67%
5	Paulo Rossetto	56.36%
6	Dalton Kasel	55.00%
7	Luciana De Castro	54.24%
8	John Crimber	53.70%
9	Kaique Pacheco	52.73%
10	Leonardo Castro	52.73%
11	Sandro Batista	52.63%
12	Keyshawn Whitehorse	50.00%
13	Clay Guiton	50.00%
14	Jose Vitor Leme	48.28%
15	Alan de Souza	46.81%

📊 Total Qualified Rides (Top 15)

Rank	Rider	Rides
1	Brady Fielder	40
2	Cort McFadden	35
3	Dalton Kasel	33
4	Luciana De Castro	32
5	Sage Kimzey	31
6	Paulo Rossetto	31
7	John Crimber	29
8	Kaique Pacheco	29
9	Clay Guiton	29
10	Leonardo Castro	29
11	Keyshawn Whitehorse	29
12	Claudio Montanha Jr.	26
13	Dener Barbosa	25
14	Lucas Divino	22
15	Eduardo Aparecido	22