I'm not generally fond of "who could beat who" threads myself, however this caught my eye
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As far as I know, the Ruin of Doriath is the only place where we see Elves and Dwarves fighting one another. It's poor evidence, I know, but if poor evidence is all there is then I'll take it.
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I seem to recall a one-on-one dwarf-elf confrontation that I haven't seen yet mentioned: Mîm the Dwarf and Beleg Cúthalion on Amon Rûdh.
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Mîm crept out of the shadows of his house; and as the sun rose over the mists of Sirion he stood beside the dead men on the hill-top. But he perceived that not all those that lay there were dead; for by one his gaze was returned, and he looked in the eyes of Beleg the Elf. Then with hatred long-stored Mîm stepped up to Beleg, and drew forth the sword Anglachel that lay beneath the body of one that had fallen beside him; but Beleg stumbling up seized back the sword and thrust it at the Dwarf, and Mîm in terror fled wailing from the hill-top.
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Not much of a fight, granted: an old Dwarf and an Elf wounded nearly to death. Yet Beleg simply jumped up and took the sword away. Mîm didn't even have the excuse of being taken by surprise: he knew Beleg was alive. I think it's safe to say that if Mîm hadn't run Beleg would have killed him.
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And I would also consider the source. These tales of valor are being written from the point of view of Elves or Men, or even hobbits. We never really get to hear a tale told from the Dwarven point of view. I'm willing to bet they'd sound considerably different!
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I can come up with one: ROTK Appendix A-Durin's Folk. The Battle of Azanulbizar where Dáin Ironfoot killed Azog the Orc. All that section ostensibly is drawn from information provided by Gimli.