User blog comment:Lasifer/Anniversary Special: The Joker vs. Bane/@comment-422690-20120729041923

I'm giving this to Bane. Why? The Joker's biggest strength against Batman is his unpredictability as well as his disregard for civilian casualties. Bane won't be too concerned with either. Bane fights with both intelligence and brute force. Another factor is their backup: The joker's men follow him through raw fear; he is also likely to kill one or more of them for the sheer hell of it. Bane, on the other hand, has such incredibly loyal followers that they are wiling to die for him. They fear him, but that doesn't seem to be their driving motivation for following him. As for X-Factor averages, Bane has a very slight lead at a 90.833... to Joker's 90.

That, in essence, is why Bane will win.