From what I'm seeing, it just comes down to whether or not Rick is facing someone with Force powers. So he beats Leia without Jedi training, beats Han Solo, beats Chewbacca, beats C-3PO, beats Lando, beats Jyn, beats Cassian, beats Baze, beats Chirrut, beats K-2SO, beats Hera, beats Garazeb, beats Sabine, beats Gial Ackbar, beats Alaxandr, beats Lauren, beats Shriv, beats Finn, beats Captain Cardinal, beats Wilhuff, beats Grand Admiral Thrawn, beats Karbin, beats Stormtroopers, beats Death Troopers, beats BT-1, beats Imperial Sentry Droid's, beats E-XD Infiltrator Droid, beats Captain Phasma, beats FN-2199, beats Captain Rex, beats Commander Cody, beats Commander Fox, beats RC-1138, beats Arc Troopers, beats Clone Assasins, beats Padma Amidala, beats B1 Battle Droid, beats B2 Super Battle Droid, beats B2 Grapple Droid, beats BX-Series Droid Commando, beats Aqua Droid, beats Droideka, beats IG-100 MagnaGuard, beats Vulture Droid, beats Hyena-Class Bomber, beats Boba Fett, beats Jango Fett, beats Cad Bane, beats Dengar, beats Bossk, beats Embo, beats Latts Razzi, beats IG-88, beats C-21 Highsinger, beats Black Krrsantan, beats Jass Emari, beats Bombimax, beats Krismo Sodi, beats Ursa Wren, beats The Mandalorian, beats Ewoks, beats Gungans, beats The Sarlacc, beats Zillo Beast, beats Webweavers, beats Acklay, beats Gutkurr, beats Lylek, beats Giants of Living Stone, beats Purrgil, beats Kakran Grandmother, and that's all just in the canon.
I definitely stand by my claim that he solo's a large portion of the verse.