The advantage could definitely tip into Stephanie Patrick’s corner, as the element of surprise and her slightly unstructured, but definitely determined fighting style would be valuable assets in a fight with the more rigidly defined Bond.
Pitting The Rhythm Section’s protagonist against James Bond, solely on the terms of physical strength and smarts, seems like a pretty equal match.
It also doesn’t hurt that she’s practically got the same training as 007, which puts her on a pretty good launching pad to personally catching up to, and possibly surpassing, his own preparedness.