Nashville Stampede close PBR Teams homestand with walk-off win over Oklahoma Wildcatters, remaining league’s top team

08.16.26 - Teams

Nashville Stampede close PBR Teams homestand with walk-off win over Oklahoma Wildcatters, remaining league’s top team

Missouri Thunder finish perfect 3-0 to cap off weekend, rising to No. 4 in 2026 PBR Teams standings.

By Taylor Riemersma

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Stampede (9-2) closed out their three-day homestand by walking off the Oklahoma Wildcatters (4-7) at Bridgestone Arena to conclude Stampede Days. The Stampede began the weekend on Friday night with a walk-off win over the Arizona Ridge Riders (7-4). Nashville is two games ahead in the PBR Teams standings after four events.

On Sunday, Nashville pulled out the victory in front of their roaring home crowd in the bottom of the fifth when Riquelmi Silva (Bom Jesus do Araguaia, Brazil) posted the high score of the day and best of his career with 90.9 points on Big Mac– his second walk-off win of the weekend.

One ride was all that was needed as well for the reigning Teams Champion Carolina Cowboys (7-4) as they defeated the Texas Rattlers (6-5) 89.05-0, opening Sunday’s slate. In the second frame, Guilherme Valleiras (Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil) rode Drinkin & Dreamin for 89.05 points, the only ride necessary for the win. Valleiras rode two bulls on the weekend, accounting for two-thirds of Carolina’s rides in Nashville.

The Kansas City Outlaws (5-6) put together another strong performance, taking a 264.4-176.95 win over the Florida Freedom (5-6), who . The Outlaws were the only team to go 3-0 in Nashville.

Kansas City’s three-ride effort was headed by Sandro Batista’s (Pedra Preta, Brazil) 85.6-point ride on White Out in the opening frame, marking his perfect 3-for-3 weekend. 2024 PBR World Champion Cassio Dias (São F. de Sales, Brazil) recorded the highest score of the game, with 90.35 points against Organized Chaos in the fourth. Hayden Welsh(Gillette, Wyo.) proved his worth as the No. 1 pick in the 2026 PBR Teams New Rider Draft when he scored 88.45 points on Joker in a re-ride opportunity. Florida’s Alex Cerqueira (Iguatemi, Brazil) bested Game Over for the first time in three meetings, combining for 88.55 points. João Lucas Campos (Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil) put up 88.4 points against Woody in the fourth for the Freedom.

The Missouri Thunder (6-5) outlasted the hard-luck New York Mavericks (1-10) 179-175.1 for a perfect 3-0 weekend in Nashville. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto (Colorado, Brazil) set the tone of the game with 90.6 points on High Caliber in the first out. New York’s Mauricio Gulla Moreira (Gaviao Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil) responded with 89.4 points on Show Me The Money. Julio Cesar Marques (Tatuí, São Paulo, Brazil) capitalized on a re-ride opportunity with an 88.4-point ride aboard The Heat to extend Missouri’s lead. New York’s Marco Rizzo (Quitman, Ga.) was able to cover Homewrecker in the game’s final out but came up short of the win with 85.7 points.

Arizona outrode the Austin Gamblers (5-6) three rides to two for a 263.05-175.65 win. Arizona’s Luciano De Castro(Guzolandia, São Paulo, Brazil) earned 87.3 points on Little Rip in the first and was backed up by Eduardo Aparecido’s (Gouvelandia, Brazil) 87.8 points on Max Bet in the second. The final ride for the Ridge Riders came from Elizmar Jeremias (Anapu, Brazil), scoring 87.95 points on Elmo. Austin’s pair of rides came in the opening two frames from three-time PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) (87.35 points on Black Velvet) and Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) (88.3 on UB Smooth).

Leme continues to lead the PBR Teams MVP Race with 796.7 points, covering 9 of his 11 bulls (81.82%) to lead the march by a full ride.

In a weekend of high-bull scores, three bulls tied for the Bull of the Event as Buck Nasty, Cherry Shot, and Elmo each scored 45.45 points over the three-day event.

PBR Teams returns to action at Gambler Days presented by Tecovas at Moody Center Aug. 21-23 in Austin, Texas. Tickets are available to purchase at ticketmaster.com and PBR.com.

Game 11 – Nashville, Tenn. — Aug. 16, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
Texas Rattlers                         0                      0                      0                                                0                      0                      0
Carolina Cowboys                  0                      89.05               0                                                0                      0/0(RR)           89.05
 
Texas Rattlers 0-for-5 | 0 pts
Brady Fielder BO Desert Twister (3.09); Daniel Keeping BO Zinger (4.42); Jean Carlos Teodoro BO Blazin Halos Late Night Toss (7.50); Andrew Alvidrez BO Mystified (2.21); João Ricardo Vieira BO Holy Shift (2.65)
 
Carolina Cowboys 1-for-5 | 89.05 pts
Thiago Salgado BO What's Poppin (2.91); Guilherme Valleiras 89.05 (Drinkin & Dreamin); Clay Guiton BO Jeff (4.27); Derek Kolbaba BO Hay Train (7.29); Keyshawn Whitehorse BO High Road (2.69), RR taken, Ezekiel Mitchell subbed in, BO Night Agent (5.06)
 
Game 12 – Nashville, Tenn. — Aug. 16, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
Kansas City Outlaws              85.6                 0/88.45(RR)    0                                                90.35               0                      264.4
Florida Freedom                     0                      88.55                0/88.4(RR)                   0                      0                     176.95
 
Kansas City Outlaws 3-for-5 | 264.4 pts
Sandro Batista 85.6 (White Out), RR declined; Hayden Welsh BO Joker (4.92), RR taken, 88.45 (Dirty South);
Koltin Hevalow BO There's Your Sign (2.33); Cassio Dias 90.35 (Organized Chaos); Eric Henrique Domingos BO Chicken In Black (6.61)
 
Florida Freedom 2-for-5 | 176.95 pts
Austin Richardson BO Wicked Solo (3.36); Alex Cerqueira 88.55 (Game Over); João Lucas Campos NS (100 Proof), RR taken, 88.4 (Woody), RR declined; Ethan Winckler BO Humdinger (7.69); Bruno Carvalho BO Cherry Chew (4.36)
 
Game 13 – Nashville, Tenn. — Aug. 16, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
Missouri Thunder                   90.6                 0                      0                                                0/88.4(RR)      0                      179
New York Mavericks              89.4                 0                      0                                                0                      85.7                 175.1
 
Missouri Thunder 2-for-5 | 179 pts
Paulo Eduardo Rossetto 90.6 (High Caliber); Felipe Furlan BO Stryker (5.61); Macaulie Leather BO Down Payment (3.88);Julio Cesar Marques NS (Hermes), RR taken, 88.4 (The Heat); Mason Taylor BO Crazy Party (5.76)
 
New York Mavericks 2-for-5 | 175.1 pts
Mauricio Gulla Moreira 89.4 (Show Me The Money); Leonardo Castro BO Feel the Magic (6.39); Leandro Zampollo BO Big Dawg (6.93); Manoelito de Souza Junior BO Nasubi (2.54); Marco Rizzo 85.7 (Homewrecker)
 
Game 14 – Nashville, Tenn. — Aug. 16, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
Arizona Ridge Riders             87.3                 87.8                 0                                                87.95               0                      263.05
Austin Gamblers                     87.35               88.3                 0                                                0                      0                      175.65
 
Arizona Ridge Riders 3-for-5 | 263.05 pts
Luciano De Castro 87.3 (Little Rip); Eduardo Aparecido 87.8 (Max Bet); Everton Natan da Silva BO Phe-Phe's Soul Man (3.11); Elizmar Jeremias 87.95 (Elmo); Vitor Manoel Dias BO I'll Make Ya Famous (3.49)
 
Austin Gamblers 2-for-5 | 175.65 pts
Jose Vitor Leme 87.35 (Black Velvet); Dalton Kasel 88.3 (UB Smooth); Lucas Divino BO Aggie Pete (4.41); Vinicius Pinheiro Correa BO All Magic (2.17); Sage Steele Kimzey BO EmmDee (4.21)
 
Game 15 – Nashville, Tenn. — Aug. 16, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
Oklahoma Wildcatters            0                      0                      0                                                0                      0                      0
Nashville Stampede                0                      0                      0                                                0                      90.9                 90.9
 
Oklahoma Wildcatters 0-for-5 | 0 pts
Eduardo Matos BO Flyin' Solo (5.70); Jack Mitchell BO Smack Ya (2.38); Trace Redd BO Live Wire (3.31); Winy dos Santos BO Fire Zone (2.82); Kase Hitt BO Cramer (4.40)
 
Nashville Stampede 1-for-5 | 90.9 pts
Alan de Souza BO Red Reservation (4.24); Gustavo Luiz da Silva BO Night Fury (1.81); Rogério Venâncio BO Bruised and Confused (3.14); Cody Jesus BO Burning Inferno (4.27); Riquelmi Silva 90.9 (Big Mac)
PBR Teams Season Standings:
Here are the current Teams standings for the regular season after the final day of competition in Nashville, Tenn.:
 
Rank
Team
Record
Points
Weekend Record
1.
Nashville Stampede
9-2
2,393.4
2-1
2.
Arizona Ridge Riders
7-4
2,369
2-1
3.
Carolina Cowboys
7-4
1,592.85
2-1
4.
Missouri Thunder
6-5
1,948.05
3-0
5.
Texas Rattlers
6-5
1,688.45
2-1
6.
Austin Gamblers
5-6
2,249.35
1-2
7.
Kansas City Outlaws
5-6
2,017.05
2-1
8.
Florida Freedom
5-6
1,694.85
0-3
9.
Oklahoma Wildcatters
4-7
1,413.25
1-2
10.
New York Mavericks
1-10
1,486.05
0-3
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