Talk:Devil May Cry/@comment-166.168.123.81-20140312190330/@comment-24540535-20140312201753

"Hideki Kamiya was asked who would win in a battle between Bayonetta and Dante, another character he had created from Devil May Cry before hand, due to their similar personalities. He said that Bayonetta would be victorious quite easily, actually." -Here

So it seems Bayonetta is more powerful than Dante according to the creator.

As seen in this interview: Here (At 18:50)

"There is not a man on the planet who can defeat a woman." -Kamiya

"So a win for Bayonetta?" -Interviewer

"Its the way of the world" -Kamiya.