The Real Winners and Losers from UFC 247

Josh Hedges/Getty ImagesThe UFC 247 card in Houston was silly with recurring themes.

Hometown fighters didn't do so well. Fighters who arrived as favorites did even worse. And the judges...well, let's just say the judges have had nights that were a lot less complicated.

So to say the 12 fights that ran from early Saturday evening to early Sunday morning—including two bouts in which longtime champions were defending titles and pound-for-pound statuses—were chock full of winners and losers would be an understatement.

With that as our backdrop, we compiled our own list of the most significant Ws and Ls heading out of the Toyota Center, including some which will no doubt fuel conversation in the…