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Mental toughness is more influenced by environment than by domains, and as a result, it may be crucial in any context that demands performance under pressure and is confronted with obstacles and problems. Due to the crucial role that mental toughness plays in sports, this essay compared the mental toughness of athletes in combat sports with basketball. For this study, a total of fifty (N=30) inter-university athletes were chosen, 15 from basketball and 15 from wrestling, with ages ranging from 18 to 23. The athletes' mental toughness was evaluated using Alan Heary's Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ). It comprises of six statements for each of the four variables commitment/motivation, confidence, control under stress, and focus. Basketball players and combat sport athletes were compared in terms of their levels of sport mental toughness using an independent t-test, with 0.05 chosen as the significant threshold. For basketball players and wrestlers, the mean values of the variables were commitment/motivation 2.86 and 3.40, concentration 2.53 and 2.93, confidence 2.86 and 2.66, and control under pressure 2.60 and 2.80, respectively. Independent t-test results revealed no significant differences in other factors, however there were significant differences between basketball players and wrestlers in the commitment/motivation variable.