Edgar Durazo

Professional career

2010–2016: Early career Durazo obtained his Professional Bull Riders (PBR) card in 2010 and made his pro debut at a Touring Pro Division event in San Antonio that same year, Durazo won the Duty Free Border Town Show Down, held on the Canada–United States border, as well as the inaugural BRC Finals in Cold Lake, Alberta, where he went 3-for-3 for the victory.

Early successes for Durazo in PBR Canada included a second-place finish at the inaugural Gold Eagle Casino Classic in August 2014 and an event win at the Delburne Hillbilly Stomp the following month. One week after competing at the 2014 PBR Canada Finals in Saskatoon, Durazo won the 2014 World Professional Bullriding (WPB) Finals in Calgary with a 90-point ride on 923 Aurora in the short go round. The performance secured him the WPB championship after also finishing as the WPB season standings leader. He won the Greystone Investments Bull Riding in Balzac and the 35th Annual Ralston Rodeo Bull Riding in Ralston, both in the same week in August, to move from 16th to 10th in the season standings. Durazo finished 11th in the regular season and qualified for the BRC Finals for the second year in a row.

Durazo moved to Texas in 2015 and obtained his Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) permit, but took some time to adjust to competing on the new circuit. He increased his PRCA workload in 2016, competing at notable events such as the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo, the Clark County Fair and Rodeo, the Helldorado Days Rodeo, the Greeley Stampede, the St. Paul Rodeo, the Molalla Buckeroo, the 101st Snake River Stampede, the 120th Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo, respectively, but failed to pick up any more event wins on the circuit.

2017 season Durazo won a PBR Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour event in Kearney, Nebraska, to open the 2017 PBR Velocity Tour season.

After finishing the previous year unranked in the PBR Canada standings, Durazo entered the 2017 PBR Canada Finals at the 10 spot in the nation. He tied with Zane Lambert for the event win following an 88-point ride aboard Herf in the championship round, finishing the year ranked third in the PBR Canada national standings and 57th in the PBR world standings. That November, Durazo represented his home country at the inaugural PBR Global Cup in Edmonton, where he went 2-for-4 for Team Mexico.

2018 season On 13 January 2018, Durazo won the PBR Velocity Tour event in Portland, Oregon, after producing consecutive 88-point scores to go 2-for-2.

In early November, Durazo competed at the PBR Velocity Tour Finals in Las Vegas, where he placed ninth in the aggregate and finished the season ranked 21st in the Velocity Tour standings. He then closed out the year by placing ninth at the PBR Canada Finals in Saskatoon, finishing the season ranked 20th in the PBR Canada national standings.

2019 season: First Canadian title Durazo suffered a pelvic contusion at the 2019 PBR Global Cup in Arlington, Texas, when he was stepped on by a bull after a 7.58-second buckoff in Round 1, and was consequently sidelined for two months.

Until then, Durazo had spent most of his career competing in the PBR. In 2019, he also obtained his Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) permit, which he filled in order to purchase his full card membership. Durazo won the Swift Current Xtreme Bulls Invitational in May, the Sundre Pro Rodeo in June, the Ponoka Stampede in July, and both the Dawson Creek Stampede and the Jasper Heritage Rodeo in August. Durazo was crowned the Finning Pro Tour champion, which he secured with a 90-point ride on One-Eyed Charlie at the Finning Pro Tour Finals. He also won the CPRA Rookie of the Year and Permit awards, and finished as the Season Leader with $47,916.01 in earnings.

Durazo became the first Mexican competitor to ever qualify for the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in the event's history. He "stole the show" at the CFR by winning the first three rounds and riding all six of his bulls, breaking the CFR bull riding event record with $58,725 in earnings. Durazo placed second in the aggregate standings behind Jordan Hansen, who also went 6-for-6, and finished with $106,641.01 in total earnings – $7,284 more than Hansen – to capture the 2019 CPRA bull riding championship. "I did my part, but Edgar rode awesome all year and was the same during the CFR," said Hansen of Durazo. He completed a then-career-high 89-point ride aboard Cochise to win the bonus round, which was Mexico's highest-ever score at a Global Cup, before he was bucked off by @PBR on TikTok in 7.11 seconds in Round 3. However, both the 2020 CPRA season and the CFR were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 season In July 2021, Durazo competed at his first Calgary Stampede. In August, he won the Strathmore Stampede, securing the event win with an 87.5-point ride atop Sky Fall, followed by event wins at the Guy Weadick Rodeo and the Okotoks Pro Rodeo. The following month, on 7 September, Durazo suffered five broken ribs and a bruised lung when he was stepped on by a bull on the first day of the Cody Snyder Bullbustin' event in Calgary. He was forced to sit out of action for two months, during which he missed four events.

Durazo returned in time for the CFR, where, after getting bucked off by his first two bulls, he set the arena record with a 92.25-point ride on Up Shift in Round 3. a direct qualifier to the PRCA's NFR Open which was forged via a partnership with the CPRA. He went 3-for-4 to place fourth in the aggregate. In February 2022, Durazo was selected to his fifth PBR Global Cup roster (the 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). However, he was replaced by Alfonso Orozco after suffering a broken ankle at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo later that month. After missing more than three months of action, he returned at the Grande Prairie Stompede in May, where he placed second. In June, Durazo tied Craig Tyler for the event win at the Leduc Black Gold Rodeo in Leduc, Alberta, by producing a 90.5-point ride aboard Smog. He won two more events that month, finishing in a three-way tie for the event win at the Stavely Pro Rodeo in Stavely, Alberta, before winning the Sundre Pro Rodeo in Sundre, Alberta, with a 90.5-point ride atop Red Lipstick. Durazo then attempted to defend his Strathmore Stampede title from the previous year; he completed an 88.5-point ride on Blue Bombshell but was bested by Jordan Hansen, who scored 88.75 points on his second re-ride to secure the event win. "Me and Edgar, we’ve had a few battles for sure," said Hansen of Durazo. "That’s one of the nicest guys on the planet. It’s hard not to cheer for him." but was unable to compete after suffering a broken foot in October.

2023 season: Second Canadian title Due to his injury, Durazo did not begin his 2023 season until April. Back in Canada, Durazo won the Sundre Pro Rodeo in June, followed by the Rockyford Rodeo in July. In August, he won the Strathmore Stampede for the second time in three years, securing the event win with an 89.5-point ride on Wild Time in the championship round, as well as the Okotoks Pro Rodeo, where he rode Hou's Sippin' for 91 points for the event win. Durazo was crowned the SMS Equipment Pro Tour champion. "In the end, rodeos like this give me that good feeling inside," he said after the Pro Tour Finals in September. "They own my heart. I feel it every time I come to arenas like this one to be part of the sport I love."

At the CFR, Durazo went 5-for-6 to capture his second CPRA bull riding championship, as well as the CFR bull riding average title. He produced his best score of the event in Round 1, which he won by riding the previous year's Bull of the Year, Devils Advocate, for 89 points. Despite suffering a broken nose during the event, Durazo went on to win Round 6 with an 88-point ride aboard Rust Bucket to seal the season title with $82,467.36 in total earnings.

2024 season In January 2024, Durazo competed at the inaugural San Diego Rodeo, an invitational event held at Petco Park which did not count towards any standings. He won the Grande Prairie Stompede in June with an 89-point ride on Wild Time, then finished in a three-way tie for the event win at the Raymond Stampede after producing an 87-point ride atop Ramblin Man. In August, Durazo won the Cranbrook Pro Rodeo in Cranbrook, British Columbia, after riding Jungle Spot for 86 points. The following month, he produced an 89-point ride on Toothless Smile to secure the event win at Oldstoberfest in Olds, Alberta.

In October at the CFR, Durazo won Round 3 with 85.5 points on Haunted Creek. He also won Round 5 with 85.25 points on Wreckonciled. He finished second in the average and also second in the final season standings with $59,124.

In November, Durazo clinched the year-end bull riding championship at the Maple Leaf Circuit Finals Rodeo in Regina, Saskatchewan. As a result, he qualified for the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2025.

2025 season In June 2025, Durazo won the Daines Ranch Rodeo in Innisfail, Alberta, after scoring 86.5 points on Yeller Feller. In early August, he won the Strathmore Stampede in Strathmore, Alberta, by riding Santana for 87.75 points. In late August, he won the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo in Merritt, British Columbia, with 87.5 points on Rock N Roll.

In October at the CFR, Durazo bucked off his first four bulls. However, in Round 5, he rode Dark Mark for 89.25 points and won the round. He finished seventh in the average and fifth in the final season standings with $47,431.94 in earnings.

In November at the Maple Leaf Circuit Finals Rodeo, Durazo won the year-end bull riding championship for the second year in a row and clinched another trip to the NFR Open.

2026 season In April 2026, Durazo won the Broncs & Honky Tonks Spring Rodeo in Medicine Hat, Alberta, after scoring 87.5 points on Down With The Devil. In June, Durazo won the Grande Prairie Stompede for the second time in three years, after scoring 88 points on Magic Jam. In August, Durazo won the Pincher Creek Pro Rodeo in Pincher Creek, Alberta, with 87.5 points on F.A.F.O.

Season wins 2014 WPB champion 2019 CPRA Rookie of the Year 2019 CPRA bull riding champion 2019 CPRA Finning Pro Tour bull riding champion 2023 CPRA bull riding champion 2023 CPRA SMS Equipment Pro Tour bull riding champion 2024 CPRA Maple Leaf Circuit bull riding champion 2025 CPRA Maple Leaf Circuit bull riding champion

Event wins 2013 Duty Free Border Town Show Down (Coutts, Alberta) 2015 Crosby Fair & Rodeo (Crosby, Texas)

In December 2023, Durazo was awarded the Premio Luchador Olmeca by the Confederación Deportiva Mexicana.