Brady Fielder earned his second event win this season, covering all three of his bulls in Indianapolis for an Aggregate Score of 268.75 points. His victory couldn’t have come at a better time, as Fielder finally broke through after seven straight Championship Round appearances. Indianapolis was his second perfect weekend of the season, the first being PBR Boston, which Fielder also won.

Not only was the Aussie 3-for-3, he covered three of the fiercest bulls on Tour. He began by riding Coach for 89.3 points in the First Round. Then he became the first cowboy to ride Kippers Rippers, which had bucked off its previous 10 riders. He finished his weekend with a season-high 91.8 points on Freedom Fighter, winning the Short Round and the event.

Fielder is getting hot at the right time. Last season, he cooled off in his final events, but now he’s flipped the script and has risen to No. 4 in the World as he seeks his first World Title. The win in Indy earned him 144 UTB Points to bring his total 501 total.

Elite Bulls

The PBR brought in the best bull talent of the season to Indianapolis over the weekend. There were a season-high eight 45+ Bull Scores, six of which came in the Championship Round.

Every 45+ BullScore was at least 45.5, except one was 45.3. Not a single one of the eight bulls was ridden.

Cherry Shot produced the weekend-high Bull Score of 45.9 against Marco Rizzo in the Short Round.

Notable Weekends

Leandro Zampollo

Leandro Zampollo continues to build upon his magnificent season. He notched his sixth Top 5 finish and his fifth Top 3 finish with his performance in Indianapolis.

Despite missing the mark on Punchy in Round 1, Zampollo came back Sunday invigorated. He conquered Vindicated for 86.25 points in the Second Round and with injuries to other riders, Zampollo had just enough points to make his seventh Short Round of the season.

He resiliently countered a plethora of tough moves from I’m a Hostage for 88.65 points on his way to third place in the event. He has covered a tour-best six of the seven bulls he’s faced in Championship Rounds this season.

Zampollo remains ranked third in the world, with the third-best riding percentage on Tour at 61.76%

Jadon Hayes

Jadon Hayes experienced a multitude of firsts this past weekend. He made his first-ever UTB appearance Saturday night after securing his first PBR victory in Bakersfield on the Velocity Tour the prior weekend.

Hayes drew Ransom in the First Round and was bucked off in 3.11 seconds.Ransom briefly became the new world No. 1 bull after his out against Hayes, scoring a 45.6 points and surpassing Fire Zone.

Then, in the Second Round, Hayes earned his first-ever qualified ride at the top level, scoring 85 points on Black Tie.

Thanks to injuries, his 85 was enough to secure his very first UTB Championship Round bid. He took on Buck Nasty, who overpowered him in under two seconds. But, still, it was an impressive weekend for a rider in Hayes who had just five qualified rides at any level of PBR competition coming in.

Hudson Bolton

Hudson Bolton had struggled to replicate the success he found last year, when he was crowned 2025 Rookie of the Year. He had eight Top 10 finishes last season; this year, before Indianapolis, he had just one.

He hadn’t competed on tour since mid-February in Pittsburgh due to rib injury and hadn’t recorded a qualified ride since Salt Lake City.

In his first ride back, however, he rode Workin Man for a season-best 89.9 points and a Round 1 Win.

After bucking off in the Second Round, Bolton impressed again, covering CID’s Kid for 89.1 points in the to finish second overall.

“Had to take a little break off and kind of get a mental reset, physical reset, and I feel good now,” he said with a chuckle and a smile afterward.

Bolton’s break seems to have worked.

Stats to Know

João Ricardo Vieira tied J.B. Mauney for fourth all-time career outs on the UTB tour with 1,073.

Marco Rizzo rode consecutive bulls for the first time this season since PBR Boston in early January.

Luciano De Castro picked up his 249th and 250th career rides on Sunday, putting him 28th all-time, two rides behind Shane Proctor.

Sage Kimzey, Leandro Zampollo, and Alex Cerqueira are tied for the most qualified rides on Tour with 21 each.

Team Challenge Update

The last Team Challenge matchups of the regular season featured two high-stakes bouts with playoff implications. Only the Top 4 teams in the standings qualify for the Team Challenge Playoffs.

The Kansas City Outlaws needed 85.4 points and a win against the Arizona Ridge Riders to clinch a playoff berth. The game began with six straight buck-offs, leaving Cassio Dias as the Outlaws’ last hope. Dias then made one of the grittiest, most focused efforts of the season, covering One Chance, who turned into and away from his hand, for 87.25 points. This allowed the Outlaws to finish the season in third place, while the Ridge Riders finished dead last without a single win.

The Nashville Stampede sat in fifth and had a chance to make the playoffs Saturday night. They needed to score twice and win, as they were 109 points behind fourth-place Florida Freedom.

Unfortunately, the Stampede failed to notch a single qualified ride and lost, eliminating themselves from playoff contention. The Carolina Cowboys picked up their first win of the season thanks to a Daylon Swearingen ride for 88.7 points.

Playoff Picture

• (4-0) Missouri Thunder: Score: 349.9
• (3-1) Austin Gamblers: Score: 691.75
• (3-1) Kansas City Outlaws: Score: 433.45
• (3-1) Florida Freedom: Score: 431.6

The Team Challenge Playoff Semi-Finals begin Friday night at PBR Albuquerque.