The world’s premiere mixed martial arts organization made their debut in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday and the card largely impressed.

While the co-main event between Diego Sanchez and Ross Pearson produced one of the most bizarre decisions in UFC history, we also saw a former lightweight champ re-emerge as a contender and the same can be said about an ex-flyweight title challenger.

Furthermore, while some questioned the legitimacy of the finish, a new top 10 featherweight emerged to kick off the main card.

Check out the biggest winners and losers from UFC Fight Night 42.

BIGGEST WINNER

Benson Henderson – After nine fights inside the Octagon, there was only one finish on “Smooth’s” ledger and that was when he got submitted by Anthony Pettis, who took the UFC lightweight title from him.

“Bendo” did not disappoint on Saturday though, outgunning a very tough, game opponent in Rustam Khabilov before locking up a rear-naked choke in the fourth round.

Henderson is in an interesting place in the division since two of his three career losses came against Pettis, but another dominant win over a ranked opponent might force the UFC to grant him the winner of Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez at the end of this year.

WINNER

Rafael dos Anjos – Despite getting dominated by Khabib Nurmagomedov in September, RDA again looked like a surging contender against Jason High this past weekend.

While he struggled against High’s wrestling to an extent, dos Anjos’ pace was relentless and managed to pick up his sixth win in his past seven fights.

WINNER

Bryan Caraway – Love him or hate him, Caraway scored his fifth submission victory in his past six fights at UFC Fight Night 42 and the only loss during that span was a questionable split decision loss to Takeya Mizugaki 16 months ago.

While he is getting panned for “fish hooking” Perez before locking up a fight ending rear-naked choke, Caraway’s grappling makes him a tough matchup for any top 10 featherweight.

WINNER

John Dodson – The former UFC flyweight title challenger once again showed that his footwork and punching power is incomparable at 125 pounds, outside of champ Demetrious Johnson.

This was actually a rematch from 2010, which Dodson capped with an emphatic finish: breaking John Moraga’s nose with a wicked knee strike late in the second round. Dodson called for a title shot afterwards, which is possible given the lack of depth at flyweight.

BIGGEST LOSERS

Diego Sanchez and Ross Pearson – After Sanchez got his hand raised after getting beaten to the punch consistently for 15 minutes, it was obvious there were not winners in this fight.

Pearson consistently used a stick-and-move strategy on offense, with effective hook and body shot counters on defense, to frustrate and confuse the hometown favorite.

While Sanchez offered little besides his trademark heart and aggression – getting dropped with a punch in the second round – one judge still scored the bout 30-27 in favor of “The Nightmare.” Sadly, this was a case of MMA judging at its worst.

LOSER

John Moraga – The former flyweight title challenger has looked flat since getting submitted by champ Demetrious Johnson just under a year ago: winning a close split decision over Dustin Ortiz then getting outclassed by John Dodson on Saturday.

Moraga should be hitting his stride at 30 years old, but appears to be moving backwards instead. Switching fight camps may be a necessary change at this point in his career.

LOSER

Erik Perez – Whether or not you believe there was a dirty element to the end of the fight with Bryan Caraway, Perez is now 1-2 in his past three fights and no longer looks like a hot prospect.

Luckily, “Goyito” is just 24 years old and trains at one of the best fight camps in the world – Greg Jackson’s MMA – so he has plenty of time to mature and improve.

LOSER

Jason High – After going 3-0 under the Strikeforce banner, High is now just 2-2 inside the Octagon following a questionable TKO loss to Rafael dos Anjos.

A loss to a top contender in a new weight class isn’t that big of a deal, especially since it was competitive, but shoving the referee after the fact will definitely have some sort of repercussions.