You guys don't think about this stuff thouroughly do you...
1. GR can use the Penance Stare on anybody, Dante is 2,000 years old so he must've done something bad at least once in his life.
2. GR can unlash his power in darkness or in the presence of evil, Dante is a presence since he is half demon.
Now, here's a scenario that I made up:
Johnny Blaze rides up to meet Dante. None of them speak to each other, but instantly walk towards each other. Dante pulls out his sword and begins to run towards Johnny, while Johnny instantly transforms into Ghost Rider, pulls out his chain and lassoes Dante. Dante grabs the chain and pulls Ghost Rider towards him instead, then stabs him stomach and cuts off his skull. Ghost Rider's flame burns out and Dante walks off thinking that he's dead. But, Ghost Rider stands up and puts his skull back on his shoulder. Dante pauses realizing that Ghost Rider isn't dead, yet. Ghost Rider pulls out his shotgun and shoots Dante, Dante rolls out of the way, but Ghost Rider whistles for his bike and begins to run over Dante. Dante dodges out of the way of each dash, but is unexpectedly lassoed by his neck, and dragged along the ground. Ghost Rider walks over to and pulls out his shotgun. Dante pulls out his pistol sand begins to shoot Ghost Rider, but all that fails as Ghost Rider can't be harmed by bullets and just simply shoots Dante. Ghost Rider Wins.
In this Scenario, Ghost Rider wins do the effectiveness of his weapons: 1. His chain- The least effective against Dante in this scenario unless GR can somehow catch Dante off- guard, which he was able to do by lassoing him while he was dodging his bike dashes.
2. His bike- Most people will disagree with me on this, but his bike can be used as a weapon. He can use it to run over his enemies when he whistles to it, and its speed makes it very effective.
3. His shotgun- Which most of people forget about, his shotgun has enough immense power to blow a person up, the fight would've been over in an instant if Dante was hit by one of its bullets.
Here's another scenario:
Johnny Blaze rides up to meet Dante. The two men instantly dash at each other without a single word. Johnny transforms into Ghost Rider and tries lassoing Dante with his chain. Dante grabs the chain and pulls Ghost Rider to hims and stabs him in the stomach, then cuts off his head. Finally, Dante cuts off the rest of Ghost Rider's limbs, then walks away. Dante wins.
In this scenario, I took out the "shotgun" part of the equation, which led to Dante winning. Now there is one more power I could've put into effect, GR's ability to control hellfire. If I had put that into equation, Dante would've lost. May I also note that there is the possibility that GR can regather his bones if they are lost, I don't know if that is true so I won't put that into effect.