If it was Mace against Sids and Dooku against Maul, Dooku is or was arguably, Mace's equal. Mace would defeat Sidious after a long battle while Dooku will defeat Maul after a long battle. It doesn't matter which fight finishes first because in this scenario, Mace and Dooku can defeat their opponents.
In the second scenario, what lightsnake said.
Sidious vs. Mace: Mace; Vaapad + the shatterpoint charism > Sidious's fighting style.
Dooku vs. Maul: Dooku; eight decades of experience and a superior Force mastery > Maul's uber-aggressive swordsmanship.
Team two ftw.
Sidious vs. Dooku: Sidious; he's the more powerful Force user, the more cunning fighter, and can hold his own in lightsaber combat.
Mace vs. Maul: Mace; Vaapad + shatterpoint charism > Maul's uber-aggressive swordsmanship.
And then it turns into Sidious vs. Mace, where Mace walks out alive.
Originally posted by darthsith19
Sidious fights Mace, Dooku fights Maul. Dooku probably beats Maul before Sidious beats Mace, and then Mace and Dooku together pwn Sidious, but it could go either way depending on which team loses a member first.
I don't see Darth Sidious overcoming Mace Windu in a neutral setting -- even if we don't disregard his superior Force mastery and prowess. The only way that that could happen is if Sidious disables or kills Windu before the Jedi can immerse himself in Vaapad.
I still think that a 'going all out' Palpatine with no possible alerter motives and space to maneuver around in would beat Windu, though with much difficulty. Dooku on the other hand outclasses Maul in every respect by a fair margin. So I see Dooku and Mace taking it as Palpatine would in no way curbstomp Dooku, espicially not in saber combat, and a full blown Mace/ Palpatine fight would be a long battle to say the least but Dooku or Mace would take care of Maul rather quickly in comparison so once Maul dies first then it leaves Mace and Dooku vs. Palpatine and even Palps cant win that.
um, did you watch episode 3?
Mace would have pwned sidious, if anikan had not decided to have a mental breakdown.
and Dooku was by far the superior light saber fighter compared to darth maul.
reasoning: maul was killed by Obiwan Kanobi after a long fight with both him and Quigon, in this case Obiwan was a mere apprentice, whereas, when Dooku fought Obiwan he was a Jedi Knight or a Master