Ka cika wannan magana: Gasarsa ta gaba, wato, Dubai Marathon na 2012, ya sake yin tsere da sauri kuma ya ga 'yan wasa da yawa sun yi tsere a cikin sa'o'i biyu da minti shida. Deressa yana daga cikinsu, yana yin rikodin lokaci na 2:05:42 kuma ya gama a matsayi na takwas a bayan Abdullah Dawit. Bayan 'yan watanni sai ya samu nasararsa ta farko a Turai. A Gasar Marathon ta Prague shi ne mai tsere na gaba bayan rabin hanya kuma a hankali ya ƙara jagorancinsa don lashe tseren a cikin sa'o'i 2:06:25 (na biyu mafi sauri da aka rubuta a kan hanya a wannan lokacin). A cikin
2012 Gasar Rabin Marathon ta Duniya, ya gudu tseren da aka sarrafa sosai kuma ya lashe lambar azurfa, a cikin sa'o'i 1:00:51 - sabon tarihin kansa. Gasar Marathon ta Frankfurt ta gan shi a matsayi na biyu a bayan Patrick Makau tare da gudu na 2:06:52 a cikin yanayin sanyi.