Cooper Davis Regular Season 2023 Recap
Cooper Davis is currently 4th overall in the 2023 PBR UTB world standings with 645.50 points and he has qualified for his eighth PBR World Finals; winning his lone World Championship in 2016, and winning the Finals event in 2015. In 20 events (18 regular tour stops and 2 – 15/15 Bucking Battles) Cooper rode 22 (T – 5th on tour) of 46 outs for a 47.83 riding %, good for 5th on tour. He won 2 UTB events (T – 2nd on tour, St. Louis, Billings), has 4 round wins, T – 4th and he spent two weeks of the season ranked #1 in the world. Three top 5, and nine top 10 finishes has Cooper well within reach of his second world title.
Cooper was held out of the last three events after suffering a lower inner thigh strain of his Gracilis muscle where it attaches to the inner knee. The injury, which came on his bull in the Billings event championship round will not hold him back for the Finals event.