Yoda feared that defeating Sidious would somehow make Anakin stronger. He knew that the only way to victory was to kill both the apprentice and the master at the same time.
2. Yoda Did Better Than Displayed in Film. In the film fight, we never actually see Sidious lose his lightsaber—he simply switches to a Force-based assault. But according to the official Star Wars Wookiepedia, Yoda did in fact overpower and disarm Sidious in their blade contest, forcing the Sith to change tactics.
Dueling: Yoda is the obvious winner. He's so fast and agile, nobody can keep up with him. Even though Sidious mastered all forms of lightsaber fighting, Yoda can smash anybody (besides Luke in episode 7) in a lightsaber battle.
As powerful as Darth Sidious may have been, it's easy to forget he actually seemed afraid of Master Yoda. As seen in Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine initially thought he could deal with the aged Jedi Master - and then, when Yoda proved able to counter the Sith Lord's Force lightning, he fled.
Jedi Master Yoda is the most powerful of them all. This should come as no surprise, as he was the head of the Jedi Order in the prequels and was revered for his abilities during the original trilogy. Yoda's power is unmatched and was a real threat to Darth Vader and the Imperials.
DARK SIDE FRIDAY - Did you know Palpatine feared Qui-Gon Jinn? Palpatine was immensely powerful and he could see the future which made him very confident about pretty much anyone who stood against him. So why Qui-Gon Jinn?
Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%.
More cunning and devious than all but the most attuned Force-sensitive beings, Darth Bane could more than likely defeat Yoda in a battle of both strength and wit.
1 Darth Sidious
There has been no Sith, as powerful, meticulous, nor as evil as the Emperor himself, Darth Sidious. As previously mentioned, Sidious trained in the Dark Side by Darth Plagueis before Sidious killed Plagueis in his sleep, making Sidious a Sith Master.
One of the main reasons why Yoda would've won against Anakin is simply because he was far better trained than him. Yoda could see the moves his opponents were going to make before they made them; therefore, battling against Anakin would've put him at a far heavier advantage.
Yoda ultimately managed to dislodge Sidious's lightsaber out of his grip, disarming him. Sidious eventually took the high ground by jumping to one of the Senate pods above him.
The Force: Despite his advanced age and small size, Yoda was very strong with the Force and a greatly skilled warrior. Yoda was capable of holding his own in combat against opponents such as the Dark Lords Darth Tyrannus and Sidious.
Darth Sidious, publicly known as Sheev Palpatine from Naboo, became the Dark Lord of The Sith after betraying and murdering his Sith Master Darth Plagueis. Sidious was the Dark Lord of the Sith during the last years of the Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire.
killed by an Imperial strike team, his dark side, like many Seth before him, refused to let go of life.
Aside from agility and telekinesis, Yoda could absorb and redirect Force attacks, like lightning. Because of his higher understanding, he would easily overcome Darth Vader in a fight, though that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a difficult battle.
Arguably, Qui-Gon is wiser in some ways, given that he knows how to preserve his consciousness in death. Yoda is wise, but sometimes flawed, given that some of his views align with the problematic thinking of the Jedi of this era.
Unwilling to see his son die, Vader gave his life to save Luke, thereby dying as Anakin Skywalker. Anakin ultimately fulfilled his role as the Chosen One and brought balance to the Force, fulfilling Qui-Gon Jinn's belief in the prophecy that foretold Anakin's destiny.
Even though he perished in battle, Qui-Gon Jinn's consciousness continued. He had found the secret to immortality through the Force. However, unlike the Sith, who wish to live and hold their power for eternity, immortality through the Force is different.
If we're to come to a definitive decision on who the strongest Jedi ever is then we have to consider more than their physical skills and strength. Master Windu could be the strongest Jedi ever, he's strong, trained, wise and proved his abilities in combat as well on the Jedi council.
In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the founders of the Jedi Order were Jedi Masters Cala Brin, Garon Jard, Rajivari, and Ters Sendon.
If Qui-Gon had survived his fight against Darth Maul, he would have sensed Palpatine's evil, and Anakin wouldn't have become Darth Vader. Thus, while Qui-Gon was less powerful than Yoda, Palpatine feared him more. Your browser can't play this video.
So who was more powerful than Sidious? Certainly his master, Darth Plagueis.
Even after his brutal scorching in the fires of Mustafar, sand remained the only natural phenomenon that Vader feared. To him, sand was a reminder that he'd failed to save his mother or Padme from death.
By far one of the cruelest Sith to ever live, Vitiate was created as an antagonist for the game Star Wars: The Old Republic, in which he was responsible for killing his parents at age ten, and later kickstarting the Mandalore Wars, the Jedi Civil War, and in his quest to remain Emperor of the Sith for all time, the ...