Rocket Man
Career snapshot
55Outs
50Buckoffs
91.0%Buckoff %
42.58Avg bull score
44.50High score
045+ outs
3.42sAvg buckoff time
18Best streak
Career average on the 50-point bull scale42.58
Career Shape
54 scored outs52.0%Buckoffs under 3s
16.0%Riders dumped after 6s
±1.00Score volatility
The thin line is every scored out in career order; the bold line is his rolling eight-out average — the shape the title formula sees. Volatility is one standard deviation around his career average: low means a metronome, high means boom-or-bust.
Performance by Season
Season Statistics
| Season | Series | Rank | Outs | Rides | Buckoff % | Avg score | High | 45+ | Top-8 avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unleash The Beast | 555 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 41.00 | 41.00 | 0 | 41.00 |
| 2020 | Unleash The Beast | 185 | 5 | 1 | 80.0% | 42.75 | 43.25 | 0 | 42.75 |
| 2019 | Unleash The Beast | 161 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 42.23 | 44.00 | 0 | 42.81 |
| 2018 | Unleash The Beast | 138 | 11 | 1 | 90.9% | 42.27 | 44.00 | 0 | 42.75 |
| 2017 | Unleash The Beast | 199 | 7 | 1 | 85.7% | 42.46 | 43.25 | 0 | 42.46 |
One row per circuit per season, as published by PBR's scoring system. Only Unleash The Beast counts toward the World Champion Bull title — how the races fit together.
Head-to-Head
Riders who have faced Rocket Man at least twice.
| Rider | Meetings | Rides | Buckoffs | Avg bull score | Best bull score | Best ride |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Marchi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 43.17 | 44.25 | — |
| Cody Jesus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43.25 | 44.00 | — |
| Derek Kolbaba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43.00 | 43.25 | — |
| Fabiano Vieira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.63 | 43.50 | — |
| Kaique Pacheco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42.50 | 44.00 | 84.25 |
| Dener Barbosa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.25 | 42.50 | — |
| João Ricardo Vieira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.25 | 43.25 | — |
| Rubens Barbosa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.25 | 43.00 | — |
| Silvano Alves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41.13 | 42.00 | — |
Ride History
55 recorded outs| Date | Rider | Result | Time | Bull score | Ride score | Series | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2021 | Kaique Pacheco | Ridden | 8.00s | 41.00 | 84.25 | Unleash The Beast | PBR PENDLETON WHISKY INVITATIONAL |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Marcus Mast (re-ride) | Buckoff | 2.27s | 43.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | PBR DAKOTA COMMUNITY BANK & TRUST INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Ramon de Lima | Ridden | 8.00s | 42.75 | 87.50 | Unleash The Beast | BAD BOY MOWERS MOWDOWN |
| Feb 23, 2020 | Silvano Alves | Buckoff | 2.34s | 42.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | U.S. BORDER PATROL INVITATIONAL |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Alfonso Orozco | Buckoff | 4.52s | 41.50 | — | Global Cup | WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT PBR GLOBAL CUP USA PRESENTED BY MONSTER ENERGY |
| Jan 25, 2020 | João Ricardo Vieira | Buckoff | 5.51s | 43.25 | — | Unleash The Beast | WRANGLER LONG LIVE COWBOYS CLASSIC |
| Jan 12, 2020 | Derek Kolbaba | Buckoff | 2.38s | 42.75 | — | Unleash The Beast | CHICAGO INVITATIONAL |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Keyshawn Whitehorse | Buckoff | 5.31s | 42.75 | — | Unleash The Beast | 2019 PBR WORLD FINALS |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Cody Teel | Buckoff | 3.42s | 43.50 | — | Unleash The Beast | MINNEAPOLIS INVITATIONAL |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Jess Lockwood | Buckoff | 1.73s | 42.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | MINNEAPOLIS INVITATIONAL |
| Sep 15, 2019 | Paulo Ferreira Lima | Buckoff | 1.77s | 42.25 | — | Unleash The Beast | PFIWESTERN.COM INVITATIONAL |
| Aug 25, 2019 | Derek Kolbaba | Buckoff | 2.83s | 43.25 | — | Unleash The Beast | JACK DANIELS MUSIC CITY KNOCKOUT PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Cooper Davis | Buckoff | 4.93s | 42.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | WINSTAR WORLD CASINO & RESORT HOUSTON INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS |
| Jul 27, 2019 | Dustin Ratchford (re-ride) | Buckoff | 2.80s | 41.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Big Sky PBR |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Eduardo Aparecido | Buckoff | 2.54s | 44.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Big Sky PBR |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Stetson Lawrence | Ridden | 8.00s | 43.50 | 88.00 | Touring Pro Division - USA | Dakota Community Bank & Trust PBR Bull Riding Challenge |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Kache Moosman | Buckoff | 5.95s | 42.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Dakota Community Bank & Trust PBR Bull Riding Challenge |
| Jun 2, 2019 | Chandler Bownds | Buckoff | 1.91s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | WCRA Title Town Stampede |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Silvano Alves | Buckoff | 7.69s | 40.25 | — | Unleash The Beast | WRANGLER LONG LIVE COWBOYS CLASSIC PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Apr 7, 2019 | Taylor Toves (re-ride) | Buckoff | 2.47s | 40.50 | — | Unleash The Beast | FIRST PREMIER BANK PREMIER BANKCARD INVITATIONAL |
| Mar 30, 2019 | Alisson De Souza | Buckoff | 2.54s | 42.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | TACOMA INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Mar 24, 2019 | João Ricardo Vieira | Buckoff | 3.15s | 41.25 | — | Unleash The Beast | CATERPILLAR CLASSIC |
| Mar 2, 2019 | Cody Jesus | Buckoff | 2.00s | 44.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | BAD BOY MOWDOWN |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Kurt Shephard | Buckoff | 3.48s | 43.25 | — | Global Cup | 2019 USA Global Cup |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Lonnie West | Buckoff | 5.05s | 42.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | EXPRESS RANCHES INVITATIONAL |
| Jan 13, 2019 | Alvaro Alvarez Aguilar | Buckoff | 5.12s | 43.00 | — | Unleash The Beast | CHICAGO INVITATIONAL |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Cody Jesus | Buckoff | 6.28s | 42.50 | — | Unleash The Beast | CHICAGO INVITATIONAL |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Cody Tesch | Buckoff | 2.26s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | 4 Bears Casino & Lodge Championship Bull Riding |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Logan Biever | Buckoff | 3.06s | 42.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | 4 Bears Casino & Lodge Championship Bull Riding |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Fabiano Vieira | Buckoff | 7.43s | 41.75 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | DEWALT GUARANTEED TOUGH INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Matt Triplett | Buckoff | 1.94s | 41.75 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT INVITATIONAL |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Dener Barbosa | Buckoff | 6.95s | 42.00 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | ATLANTIC CITY INVITATIONAL |
| Sep 9, 2018 | Dener Barbosa | Buckoff | 7.79s | 42.50 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | PFIWESTERN.COM INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Cody Nance (re-ride) | Buckoff | 7.36s | 39.50 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | TACOMA INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Apr 7, 2018 | J.B. Mauney | Ridden | 8.00s | 42.75 | 87.00 | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | FIRST PREMIER BANK PREMIER BANKCARD INVITATIONAL |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Claudio Montanha Jr. | Buckoff | 3.34s | 42.25 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | THE AK-CHIN INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Valdiron de Oliveira | Buckoff | 3.97s | 42.75 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | PBR TY MURRAY INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY ISLETA RESORT AND CASINO |
| Feb 25, 2018 | Jose Vitor Leme | Buckoff | 7.58s | — | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | The American |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Kaique Pacheco | Buckoff | 2.53s | 44.00 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | ANAHEIM INVITATIONAL |
| Jan 28, 2018 | Guilherme Marchi | Buckoff | 2.73s | 43.00 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | WRANGLER LONG LIVE COWBOYS CLASSIC |
| Jan 13, 2018 | Ryan Dirteater | Buckoff | 4.35s | 42.75 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | CHICAGO INVITATIONAL |
| Nov 4, 2017 | Stormy Wing | Ridden | 8.00s | 41.75 | 85.75 | Built Ford Tough Series | 2017 BUILT FORD TOUGH WORLD FINALS |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Rubens Barbosa | Buckoff | 1.74s | 43.00 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | 2017 BUILT FORD TOUGH WORLD FINALS |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Rubens Barbosa | Buckoff | 1.36s | 41.50 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT INVITATIONAL |
| Aug 12, 2017 | Mason Lowe | Buckoff | 2.23s | 43.25 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | PBR EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS CLASSIC |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Cody Rodeo Tyler | Buckoff | 1.51s | 44.50 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | JW Hart PBR Challenge |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Fabiano Vieira | Buckoff | 5.91s | 43.50 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Wichita, KS Classic |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Dusty McMullen | Buckoff | 2.57s | 42.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Stephenville, TX ABBI Spring Fling |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Guilherme Marchi | Buckoff | 2.94s | 42.25 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | BAD BOY MOWDOWN |
| Feb 19, 2017 | Guilherme Marchi | Buckoff | 4.00s | 44.25 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | The American |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Cody Heffernan | Buckoff | 2.55s | 43.25 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | KANSAS CITY INVITATIONAL |
| Jan 22, 2017 | Gage Gay | Buckoff | 2.68s | 42.25 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | OKLAHOMA CITY EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS INVITATIONAL |
| Jan 12, 2017 | Josh Frost | Buckoff | 2.98s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | PUEBLO, CO TOURING PRO DIVISION |
| Jan 10, 2017 | Stetson Lewis | Buckoff | 1.90s | 44.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | DENVER, CO REAL TIME PAIN RELIEF VELOCITY TOUR |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Cody Nance | Buckoff | 6.43s | 43.00 | — | BlueDEF Velocity Tour | LAS VEGAS, NV - BLUEDEF TOUR FINALS |
Career Milestones
- Oct 29, 2016 First recorded out at LAS VEGAS, NV - BLUEDEF TOUR FINALS.
- Jun 3, 2017 Career-high bull score of 44.50 points at JW Hart PBR Challenge.
- Jun 3, 2017 Bucked off his 10th straight rider.
- Sep 29, 2018 25th recorded out.
- Feb 10, 2019 Bucked off his 10th straight rider.
- Jan 25, 2020 50th recorded out.
- Feb 15, 2020 Bucked off his 10th straight rider.
Source: PBR Data API ride records for Rocket Man. Derived figures (matchups, milestones) are calculated by WorldChampionBull from those records. About this data →