What was Shoto Todoroki attack about?
He used both ice and fire in the last attack. However Midoriya dodged the ice attack. Also it's important to note that he never contacted with fire attack too. The impact(destruction of concrete walls with both quirks) was just so powerful to push him out of area while thanks to ice wall Todoroki was able to stay.

Also it's not asked directly but I want to tell why Todoroki's father knows about the limit. However this is a major spoiler from latest chapters.


   Todoroki's father has a limit too. He can't use too much fire since it harms his body. It's clear that he has much higher resistance to fire than normal person but there is a limit to this. That is why Todoroki is perfect for him. He can balance the effects of ice with fire and fire with ice.