The UFC returned to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey to deliver UFC 169 on Saturday night.

Frankly, the card was pretty lackluster, with 10 of the 12 fights on the pay-per-view event going to the judges’ scorecards.

Nevertheless, there were plenty of interesting developments going on in the title picture of the lighter weight classes, while the scene was set for a blockbuster rematch in the UFC’s heavyweight division.

How realistic is that matchup? That’s another story.

Check out the biggest winners and losers from UFC 169 this past weekend.

BIGGEST WINNER

Jose Aldo – While it was another fairly tepid decision win for “Scarface,” the featherweight champion outclassed Ricardo Lamas for 23 minutes of their five-round affair.

While Lamas found some success late in the final round, it was too little, too late.

The devastating Brazilian striking has now won 17 in a row, including eight successful title defenses, and appears to finally be ready to vacate the featherweight strap to fight 155-pound champ Anthony Pettis this summer.

WINNER

Renan Barao – Another fight, another impressive finish for Renan Barao. While many contested the timing of the stoppage, it was clear Urijah Faber had nothing to offer his Brazilian counterpart.

“The Baron” rocked the former WEC champ three times before putting him away with punches in the first round. At this juncture, there are few title matchups that get anyone particularly excited at bantamweight.

Raphael Assuncao and TJ Dillashaw are the only contenders that are even semi-intriguing opponents for Barao.

WINNER

Abel Trujillo – “Killa” has scored back-to-back knockouts over game opponents in Roger Bowling and Jamie Varner, delivering an early candidate for “Knockout of the Year” with his miraculous comeback over the former WEC lightweight titleholder.

Trujillo is now 3-1(1) inside the Octagon and is deserving of a ranked opponent next, despite a lopsided loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 160 in May.

WINNER

Alistair Overeem – While “The Demolition Man” couldn’t put away ex-UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir, he managed to outstrike the savvy fight veteran 139 to 5.

Despite being just 1-2 in his past three bouts, “The Reem” further boosted his stock by putting his name in the hat to welcome Brock Lesnar back to the Octagon, if rumors of his return prove to be true. Overeem steamrolled Lesnar at UFC 141, winning via first round TKO.

BIGGEST LOSER

Urijah Faber – “The California Kid” is one of the most popular fighters on the UFC roster and despite already suffering a loss to Renan Barao at UFC 149, appeared to have  a fighting chance in the rematch based on his impressive four-fight win streak.

However, Faber got tagged by Barao over and over again in Saturday’s main event, getting stopped in the first round.

While the legitimacy of the stoppage remains a sore topic for Faber fans, the Team Alpha Male standout is now 0-6 in title fights since November 2008. Perhaps a move back to featherweight could pay big dividends for the 34-year-old.

LOSER

Ricardo Lamas – After talking a big game for weeks leading up to his title big with Jose Aldo, “The Bully” didn’t showcase any of the pressure or dominant grappling we’re used to seeing from him.

Lamas looked tentative and for whatever reason didn’t feel the need to try and wrestle Aldo until the fight was more than halfway over. Despite the tough loss, Lamas remains one of the division’s best and would be on the short list of contenders to fight for the belt if Aldo does move up to lightweight.

LOSER

Frank Mir – What a fall from grace for the highly-touted Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, who has now lost four fights in a row.

While he isn’t losing to any scrubs, the UFC’s heavyweight division has clearly passed Mir by and needs to hang up the gloves to save himself from further injury and embarrassment.

LOSER

John Lineker – Lineker has missed weight in three of his six UFC bouts contested at flyweight and needed two tries to make 126 pounds for his UFC 169 fight against Ali Bagautinov.

After four straight finishes (with three straight knockouts), all could have been forgiven if Linker won decisively on Saturday night. Instead, he lost a close decision and now falls to the back of the line in a fairly shallow flyweight division.