Swearingen Storms Tacoma With Career-Best Ride Ahead of PBR World Finals

TACOMA, Wash. — Daylon Swearingen delivered a championship-calibre statement in Tacoma, riding the No. 1-ranked bull Pegasus for a career-high 94.90 points to win the Cooper Tires PBR Tacoma and surge into the world title conversation.

Swearingen Goes 3-for-3 in Regular Season Finale

Folks, this was big-time bull riding under the bright lights at Tacoma Dome.

The 2022 PBR world champion came into the final regular-season event of the 2026 Unleash The Beast campaign needing a strong finish — and he answered the bell.
Swearingen opened with 87.50 points, came back Saturday with 88.45 aboard Turning Point, then called for the biggest bull in the pen: Pegasus.

Eight seconds later, the scoreboard told the story — 94.90 points, a career best for Swearingen and the highest score of the 2026 UTB season.

The win earned Swearingen 138 UTB points and moved him from No. 17 to No. 8 in the world standings.

Fielder Closes the Gap on Crimber

Brady Fielder of Clermont, Australia, kept the world title race tight with a perfect 3-for-3 weekend.

Fielder posted 92.35, 83.75 and 92.20 points for a 268.30-point aggregate, tying Hudson Bolton for runner-up honours. Fielder picked up 98 UTB points and moved to within 169.5 points of world No. 1 John Crimber.

Crimber finished 10th in Tacoma after an 89-point ride in Round 1.

Championship Round Brings the Heat

The short go was a fireworks show.

Five riders cracked the 90-point mark in the championship round, with Swearingen leading the charge. Bolton posted a career-high 92.25 points, Thiago Salgado delivered 92.05, Fielder put up 92.20 and Luciano De Castro added 90.50 to finish fifth overall.

Buck Nasty was named the YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event after bucking off Koltin Hevalow in 2.10 seconds.

World Finals Set for Fort Worth

With the regular season complete, the top 40 available riders now turn their attention to the 2026 PBR World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.

Competition opens May 7 at Cowtown Coliseum before shifting to Dickies Arena for the final stretch from May 14 to 17.

Crimber enters as world No. 1 with 984.50 points, followed by Fielder at 815.00. Swearingen’s Tacoma win moves him into eighth with 500.50 points — and plenty of momentum.

Swearingen’s Tacoma performance was more than a win — it was a warning shot. The champ is healthy, confident and riding hot heading into Fort Worth.