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To me it looks like Capcom has forgotten about Sagat in the past few games, yet he is one of the strongest fighters from SF roster.
I would say that during SF4 and SSF4 he is surely on Ryu's level again. He was focused and calm in SF4, he beat Adon and Seth (or Seth clone) without getting tired a little. I'd say that he would beat Ryu if they fought in IV. Ryu from SF3 is different story.
Ofc Sagat beats Bruce like he beat any random muay thai fighter in Thailand, although Bruce is far from random, he would be defeated within a minute or two.