Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haife shi a yankin Shewa, jihar yankin Oromia na Habasha, Desisa ya sami ci gaba a fagen tsere na kasa da kasa a tseren hanya a shekarar 2010, wanda ya fara da gudu na kasa da minti 60 don matsayi na uku a gasar Zayed International Half Marathon a watan Janairu. Ya shiga Wilson Kiprop a cikin tseren tsere a Paris Half Marathon watanni biyu bayan haka, ya ƙare a matsayi na biyu. Ya ɗauki hanyar hanyar Amurka kuma ya kasance na shida a Crescent City Classic kafin ya ɗauki matsayi na biyu a Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run a bayan Stephen Tum. Ya lashe Ottawa 10K a watan Mayu kuma ya jagoranci jagorancin Habasha tare da nasara a Bolder Boulder kwana biyu bayan haka. A watan Yuli, ya zo na uku a cikin tseren tsere don layin a Peachtree Road Race kuma ya lashe Boilermaker Road Race a Utica a cikin kusan lokacin rikodin hanya. Ya karbi kira na farko na kasa da kasa na farko don
2010 IAAF Gasar Rabin Marathon ta Duniya. Ya zo na bakwai a gaba ɗaya, yana yin rikodin lokaci na 1:01:28 tare da ɗan ƙasarsa Birhanu Bekele don tabbatar da lambar tagulla ta ƙungiya ga Habashawa. Ya kafa sabon rabin marathon mafi kyau (59:39 minutes) a watan Nuwamba a Delhi Half Marathon kuma ya gama na biyu a baya mai nasara Geoffrey Mutai.