Typhoons evenly matched with F-22's

Accepting what’s in the article as correct, that Typhoons were having success against the F-22 by gettting them into a knifefight, it raises a couple of interesting points/questions.

-The F-22, even with TVC, was not as good as anticipated in close. Was it showing all of its cards?

-What does this mean for the F-35 that is no where near a agile as the F-22?

Article Here:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/f-22-germans/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WiredDangerRoom+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Danger+Room%29&utm_content=Google+Reader