that's my question too, but based on what happened i think he's strong too without Rika, also Gojo said that yuta might surpass him.. so yea he's gifted
He's strong not because of Rika but because he's the one who created rika curse int he first place. So Rika original power was Okkotsu power from the beginning. He will probably learn some new technique.
Is Rika completely gone? How did Okkotsu retained his power?