Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160131163802/@comment-27312496-20160131210240

The difference between the Yang vs Neo fight, and the upcoming Ruby vs Neo fight was that Yang is a brute force fighter, against someone like Neo who is fast and agile if Yang can't land a hit her power means nothing, similar to Weiss against the Lieutenant, quick strikes against a mountain won't do any good if he lands a single hit.

In the case of Ruby, she is fast and agile as well, so in that regard Ruby and Neo are somewhat evenly matched.