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I honestly would say the Brutes, they have no true sense of honor in battle and are rather barbaric. Elites on the other hand, they will fight you honorably, and if they're really impressed with your skills as a fighter and respect you as a warrior they will quite possibly give you a fair fight. Like for instance Thel Lodamee, the Elite from the Halo Legends episode the Package, he gives Chief an energy sword to even the fight between them. At the very least the Elites won't savage your corpse and will give you a respectful death, or what they'd consider an honorable one if they're impressed with you.
So yeah, the Brutes are far more fearsome as enemies since they don't know restraint and are completely unpredictable and not very honorable as warriors.