Sidious vs. Yoda- Who's More Powerful?

I think Sidious is the more powerful of the two. It's an old guy versus a really old "guy"..... So like Mav said, Yoda might've been better when he was in his prime.
But back to Sidious, I agree with what Nam said, that the Sith wouldn't limit themselves like the Jedi. Sure, Yoda maybe could have fought out of anger and stuff like the Sith but that's kind of a what if IMO..
Also even though Yoda has said size matters not, I think it does. He's tiny and so is his lightsaber and in a duel with a normal sized person, Yoda will be at a disadvantage. He's not tall enough to block off an enemy's parries efficiently and his lightsaber being small leaves him kind of..... Exposed, I guess... Because of these things he's always jumping around everywhere which maybe could be used against the enemy but it just makes the duel longer if the opponent is skilled enough.

I wrote a long explanation as to why I voted Yoda, and it got deleted. *sigh* Let's do this again.

Mace defeated Sidious. Yoda is more powerful than Mace. That's one thing. Now I'll analyze the duel.

First, Sidious blasted Yoda with force lightning. If Yoda had made the first move, he could've achieved the same result with a force push. Palps tried to get away. He'd already proved his point about the Jedi, and there was nobody in the Senate Chamber either. Obviously, he wasn't prepared or willing to fight Yoda then and there. After that, they went at it with the sabers. They seemed pretty even, and personally I think it takes Juyo just to keep up with Ataru and maintain some semblance of an offensive. Also, Sidious is later seen running to the high ground with no lightsaber. That indicates that he was disarmed. He then started throwing random objects, a sign of desperation. The only reason it took Yoda a while to throw one back is because Sidious was already pushing, whereas the objects he was throwing weren't being held in place. And as Tater said, they were both thrown back, but the storyline didn't allow for Yoda to win, so GL had him thrown off the pod.

Now to analyze their abilities:

Yoda - Force: One of the most powerful and experienced masters in the history of the order. There's a reason he's the Grand Master.

Sidious - Force: His force lightning didn't seem much more powerful than any other instances of lightning. He was good at battle meditation, but that doesn't help in a 1-on-1 duel. He was more manipulative than skilled.

Yoda - Lightsaber: One of the most accomplished users of his form. Seems to never loose a fight, aside from the ROTS duel, which is debatable. He was powerful enough that Dooku had to distract him just to escape from a fight.

Sidious - Lightsaber: He did have exceptional lightsaber skills, and was able to kill three highly experienced members of the Jedi Council in under 5 seconds. But let's face it: He lost that duel. He was also disarmed in the fight with Yoda. Not that great, IMO.

Yoda - Intelligence: Yoda is also very smart. He is highly successful at exploiting his size, the surrounding area, and the enemies' attacks.

Sidious - Intelligence: He's highly manipulative, but that's not very useful in a duel. Beyond that, all he's got is the blind rage necessary for the whole "throw random objects" thing.

In otherwords, Yoda.

He didn't have his lightsaber at that moment he already lost it.

Indeed but if that fight went on so you really think Yoda would have won? Yoda even admits he failed.

I think he could've. Like I said, Sidious is no chump. But I think Yoda is more powerful. And he failed because the fight was cut short. He fell.

Yoda could've also tried a barrage of pods in order to buy himself time to reach Sidious.

I didn't say it would work, I said it would buy him time to reach Sidious and continue the duel.

Newan, when Sidious disarmed Yoda Sidious himself had already been disarmed. So I think that shows that Yoda had more skill of avoiding his attacks and being able to get his lightsaber out of his hand.

definitely most powerful Sith Lord. But Luke Skywalker is the most powerful IMO.

Vote: Sidous. You saw the way he destroyed Maul without even trying to do so. He's incredibly strong with the force. Notice how Sidious was using the force on Maul and was barely pushing his hands but just his wrist. He doesn't need to because he's so strong in the force. Everyones afraid od him. Even Bane who cares less about anyone. Dooku the same. Savage and Maul as well. He's tuff. But I think Yoda can hold his won well .bUt in the long run I say Sidious.

I also thought that Mace defeated Sidious and Yoda might be stronger than Mace but I think he's only stronger in the Force

Yes, I can see it.
Yoda didn't have to challenge Sidious at all. He could have just went into exile after returning to Coruscant and finding out what happened. But he decided to take the risk and go for it because he didn't fear Sidious. Most good jedi like Yoda have no fear anyway. And if Sidious is so tough, then unexpected events like Yoda returning shouldn't hinder him at all and he should still be able to fight well. For the Mace vs. Sidious duel, I do partially agree with you, but I think the two were about equal anyway so I think the duel could have gone on a lot longer if Palpatine allowed himself to be defeated. Although, Mace and Yoda are very close to being equals so I think they have close to the same chance of beating Sidious.

I think they both had perfect choices to go into exile and just hide. Them going out to fight Anakin and Sidious risked not only their lives but also the preservation of the jedi order. Also, I think Obi-Wan didn't go to kill Sidious because he could have been killed. I know he said he couldn't fight him alone, but even if he went with Yoda he would have had a good chance of dying. And how are they supposed to arrest Anakin? They have no power to do so. The Empire's in control and would just release Anakin and have Yoda and Obi-Wan be executed. They had to kill him.

Sidious was waiting for Anakin to show up so he could prove the Jedi are trying to take over the republic. Sidious had plenty of time to strike Windu like when he raised his saber he could have just force pushed him out the window.