right now he looks like Gief with range, but he don't got no lariat shenanigans, so you can work your way in with footsies outside of command throw range to open him up.

he does appear to have the best footsies in the game though (aside from maybe Chun), so...easier said than done.

and you're right about the combos being shorter, but SFV is NOT nickle and dime damage. normals hurt, and a couple lil combos can stun you the fuck up. once that happens, it's over.

it's not ST, but it's really close to ST damage-wise (at least in this build. personally, I hope it stays that way).